Orchestral composition process What does musical stillness sound like when it is not completely at rest? Rest Room, from the album Forgotten Castle, represents a moment of pause within the narrative: a space of calm inside a larger structure shaped by memory and time. Rather than stillness, the piece explores controlled tranquility—a quiet environment sustained … Read more
Faces & Places is a journey through memory — a series of musical portraits for string quintet. Each piece captures a person or a place as it is remembered, not as it was, but as it remains in memory. New pieces will be released regularly, approximately one per week, until the full album is completed … Read more
Stravinsky’s Layered Ostinatos Explained Stravinsky’s rhythmic language is built on layered ostinatos that interact in complex and often unpredictable ways. Understanding this technique is key to analyzing works like The Rite of Spring. Understanding Rhythmic Tension in Stravinsky’s Music One of the most powerful rhythmic techniques in Stravinsky’s music is the use of layered ostinatos. … Read more
Orchestral composition process This article explores my orchestral composition process through the piece “Crossroad Mood”. The music does not settle. It keeps moving. What does a stressful night drive through a city sound like? Crossroad Mood, from the album Urban Nightlife Stories, captures a tense and restless journey through a city at night.. Rather than … Read more
This article explores my orchestral composition process through the piece “White Lament”. What does a restrained lament sound like? White Lament explores melancholy through repetition, gesture, and suspended harmony. The piece does not express emotion directly—it suggests it through interruption and repetition. White Lament explores a restrained form of melancholy: not dramatic, but contained and … Read more
Orchestral composition process This article explores my orchestral composition process through the piece “Spiral Stairway”. Spiral Stairway explores the idea of circular movement: not linear progression, but continuous ascent without a clear beginning or end. Originally written for piano and cello, and later arranged for brass quintet in Brassing Reflections, the piece translates a visual … Read more
Orchestral composition process What does the beginning of autumn sound like? September explores the subtle shift between cycles, using repetition and low-register rhythm to represent the passage of time. Originally written for piano, cello, and clarinet, and later arranged for woodwind quintet in Woodwinds Blowing, the piece explores the idea of cyclical time—how seasons return, … Read more
Orchestral composition process I tried to remove harmonic direction completely. But every progression I wrote kept pulling the music forward. The challenge in Old Stone and Vines was not how to move — but how to avoid moving, while still changing. Part of the album Forgotten Castle, the piece reflects the present state of the … Read more
Orchestral composition process What does a musical celebration sound like? This article explores my orchestral composition process through the piece “Parade”. It captures the energy of a crowd as knights pass through the castle, transforming movement and rhythm into a continuous musical flow. Part of the album Forgotten Castle, inspired by the castle of Astúlez, … Read more
