A suite of three guitar nightscapes conveying mood, colour and emotion through shifting idea and motif, colour, texture and form.
The three pieces of this suite for advanced classical guitarists were composed with the idea of evoking a night- scape of mood and scene.
The individual pieces’ titles carry only a single material meaning on the surface, but the music ranges more broadly, referencing in the composer’s mind, the perception, memory, and emotional states of the human condition at night.
Though the provenance of the music’s ideas and mood are not specifically analogous, such act as an initial impetus for development in motif, colour, texture and shape.
I. Nocturnal Flight
The characteristic arpeggio is the medium for the piece’s trajectory and thematic material, including the harmonic changes from which emerge single note echoes and small group melodic injections.
II. Facets of Nightfall
Little sounds, in hushed surrounds, emanate from the dark. A brief melodic section interrupts the space. Other sounds then occur, emerging, then drifting to quiet.
III. Scudding Clouds & Lunar Light
The music is animated rhythmically, with rising and falling melodic lines as if blown by the wind. The shifting harmonies impart a transience to the music’s relentless motion.
The compositions in Once Around the Sun are licensed for personal and individual professional use only. Unauthorized distribution, resale, or sharing is prohibited. Arrangements require prior written consent from the composer.
