Apperceptions
(2015)
tuba/euphonium octet
Duration: 6:00
I was asked by Winston Morris to write a piece for a student octet to be premiered at the 2015 South East Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference (SERTEC). Initially I planned to write a slow, lyrical work to contrast the more rhythmic and technical writing I had recently been doing. When I learned it would be used to open the octet program, I began to re-plan it as something flashier and more grandiose. He encouraged me to stick with my original idea, however, as he had often used slower pieces to open his programs in the past. Apperceptions is an introspective, fluid journey through the aural mind. The word "apperception" has to do with the thought-processes of assimilating a new idea into an existing body of ideas—something I'm very interested in in my own life, but also fitting with my concept of the piece. So in working with that definition, the new idea is introduced as the opening statement. Other ideas are brought in as short, often contrasting sections, while the original idea keeps returning—similar in concept to the iconic Unanswered Question by Ives. Publisher: Cimarron Music |
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