Brandon Nelson
IMAGO DEI
Category: Compositions
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Inspired by the Emily Dickinson poem by the same name, this colorful character piece (set in three movements for 2 C flutes and alto flute) is perfect for any occasion! Get the music here!
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Commissioned by Brian Wilson for his Oshkosh West High School Varsity Concert band. Currently under revision.
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Commissioned by Matthew Valenzuela (Eugene, OR) The Dhammapada (or “Path to Virtue”) is a compilation of concise yet profound teachings on the basic values and ethics of Buddhism. Often using down-to-earth imagery to illustrate its points, these ancient texts transcend the limitations of time, tradition, and culture to express the great wisdom and compassion that…
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A great piece to show off the talents of mature flute and lever harp performers, this colorful character piece is appropriate for any recital or concert setting. Mannanàn mac Lir occupied several roles in the mythological universe of the Celtic peoples. Most notably, he was considered to be the god of the seas. He…
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According to Homer (Odyssey iv:412), the sandy island of Pharos, situated off the coast of the Nile delta, was the home of Proteus, the old god of the sea. In the Odyssey, Menelaus relates to Telemachus that he had been becalmed here on his journey home from the Trojan War. He learned from Proteus’ daughter…
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Commissioned by Lisa Hanson-Bartholow for the Peachtree Consort (Atlanta, GA). Giovanni Battista Bracelli (1584-1609) was an Italian engraver and painter of the Baroque period. He is best known for his book of prints: Bizzarie di varie figure, published in 1624 in Livorno, and dedicated to Don Pietro Medici. The depiction of a variety of human…
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Composers nearly always have some self-limiting parameters in place before diving into a new project. In traditional tonality, composers would restrict themselves to diatonic tones of a particular key and a few chromatic alterations (provided they eventually lead back to the core diatonic tones in some way). Rhythm and form were often determined by stylistic…
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Commissioned to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Mid-AtlanticWind Symphony, Noble Rappahannock is a poem for concert band. Just as the river, thispiece flows through stations stately and sentimental, large and intimate. The colors of theensemble paint impressions of not just this transcendental American landscape but of thepeople and events that have…
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“PRN,” in this case, has numerous meanings. “P,” “R,” and “N” refer to types of harmonic progression within Hugo Riemann’s theoretical system. Starting from a given triad, “P” moves to the parallel major/minor triad, “R” goes to the relative major/minor triad, and “N,” if the previous chord was major goes to the minor subdominant and,…
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