Solemnity

Evoking a pleasing sense of calm, Solemnity is a lyrical work that includes a full palette of creative compositional ideas including extended harmonies, inverted chords, chromaticism, changing meters, phrase modulations and contrapuntal techniques. The dream-like ambience of the piece features two main themes and a contrasting third theme for an overall structure of: A-A'-Interlude-B-B'-A-A'-C-A''-Coda. The orchestration features separate woodwind and brass choirs, and doublings of similarly ranged instruments, as the themes are passed around most sections. The overall result is a uniquely unpredictable variety of color, texture and tonality throughout the piece.