Brandon Nelson

IMAGO DEI

Category: Compositions

  • Composing choices…

    Thinking about ways to go with my alto flute trio…

  • Inside My Composition Studio (ep. 2)

    In today’s episode, I discuss in more detail the first part of the piece I’m writing for Kingsford High School. Enjoy! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRaot567/ An addendum to episode 2, clarifying an analytic idea: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRaox5QH/

  • Inside My Composition Studio (ep. 1)

    Get a quick tour of my composition studio and an overview of my current projects. In future episodes, I’ll go more into detail on those projects. Enjoy the video! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRabkM9J/

  • Triage Woodwind Ensemble is featuring some pieces I wrote for them on their next album.

    This album will include the pieces I wrote inspired by Japanese mythology. Check it out! Buy lots! https://triagewoodwinds.hearnow.com/

  • A new commission!

    Sketching some thoughts out for alto flute trio: Beginning with the concept of the rotational array (à la Stravinsky), I applied chaining schemata of various basic approaches as an interesting launching point for both melodic and harmonic materials. The “prime” set is in the upper left corner and is the generator of all other sets…

  • Orchestral Works

    A Weary World Waits Decennium Lyric Movement They Who Decide Fate (clarinet quartet with chamber orchestra) Pax Aeterna

  • Concert Band Works

    Dushna Pasha (grade 2) A Fond Farewell (grade 3) Jessamine Creek Gorge (grade 2) Nikola Tesla: Prophet of the Electonic Age (grade 4) The City Built on the Shining Hill (grade 3.5) Ancient Dance Rites (grade 4+) Pax Aeterna (grade 3.5) Heart of Kings (grade 3.5) El Malei Rachamim: A Holocaust Memorial (grade 4) To…

  • Choral Works

    Alleluia As Guns Fall Silent (satb choir with piano) Glorificamus Te Kyrie Look Down, Fair Moon (satb choir with piano) Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace Psalm XV Low in the Grave He Lay (satb choir with organ and optional trumpets) Meditative Alleluia (acapella satb) Memorial Prayer (satb with piano) The World Colored By Snow…

  • Chamber Works for Woodwinds

    Japanese Mythology Cycle (selections may be performed individually or as a set; no particular order required): Amaterasu, Goddess of the Sun (unaccompanied alto flute) Benzaiten, Goddess of All That Flows (unaccompanied baritone sax) Izanagi and Izanami, Bringers of Life and Death (flute and Bb clarinet) Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (flute, bass clarinet, alto…

  • Chamber Works for Strings

    Four Episodes (unaccompanied viola) Moments Tender and Joyous (violin and piano)