Brandon Nelson
IMAGO DEI
Category: Compositions
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What a perfect opener or encore piece for your next recital! A light, spirited, rhythmically-energetic showpiece that will be sure to perk everyone up! Get the music here!
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A “diptych” is a picture or series of pictures (such as an altarpiece) painted or carved on two hinged tablets or a work made up of two matching parts. I have endeavored to create in music two contrasting “panels” of music for brass quintet.
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“Such was the darkness of that day, the tortures and lamentations of the afflicted, and the power of former presidents, that we walked in the clouds, and could not see our way.”-John Hale, minister and witness to the Salem witch trials Simple explanations are tempting yet ultimately impossible and, indeed, minimize the great human tragedy…
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A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at the beginning of creation and was the mother of Hypnos (Sleep)and Thanatos (Death). She was of such exceptional power and beauty that she was feared evenby Zeus himself! This musical character sketch depicts this dark power and beauty in a dramaticjourney from twilight to dusk!
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A set of variations on a round composed by Clara Schumann, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of her birth.
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Written to commemorate the passing of a band member’s mother, this piece is both wistful remembrance and a joy-filled celebration of life.
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Image soure: https://www.deviantart.com/chibi-exorcist/favourites/50112527/lol-wut Capture the excitement of the monster-catching craze with this raucous piece for younger bands! (Can you guess what it’s a parody of?)
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Commissioned to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of Fitchburg State University, thiscelebratory piece includes quotations from their alma mater, In Old Wachusett’s Shadow. The title of this piece, Latin for “perseverance,” is the school’s official motto. If you’d like to perform this piece, get in touch with me!
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Valor is boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery. In this piece, I seek to portray those who, throughout history and in various ways, have demonstrated this heroic and noble quality.
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A grade 3 setting of a long-beloved hymn tune. The piece is presented as a theme-and-variations that give a full emotional range to this timeless song!
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