Grades 6-8 2023/24

This is Love

Composer Name
Grayson Eley
Description

This is a beautiful piece that answers the question asked by the band Haddaway.  "What is love?"  The Piece This Is Love Perfectly explains the course of love.  In the beginning, there is a lot of joy with the violins holding down a triplet beat.  Then as you get into it more, the dark side of love reviles its self.  This is represented by 16th notes on violin 1, and echoing notes on violin 2.

TBD

Composer Name
Emaline Dubois
Description

When I had started to write this piece, I had NO idea where it was going. In the spring of 2023 I hat made another composition, planning for it to be for opus 38. When I came back to it, it was not my idea of what I had in mind.

A Waltz

Composer Name
Adalie McCann
Description

After last year's Opus, I wanted to write a waltz because all my other pieces were written in 4/4. This piece is written at a speed of 140 bpm, a bit faster than how it started. Playing in an orchestra introduced me to the structure of a piece, and I tried to apply that to this. When I was choosing the piece to submit, this one stood out because of its lively beat and catchy theme. 

The Medieval Manor

Composer Name
Russell DesJardins
Description

I want to explore the texture of the piano quartet through a piece that sounds like a conversation. This rough draft of the opening measures is currently on piano, but I would like the instrumentation to evolve to a piano quartet, including violin, viola, and cello. 

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