Shattered Music

Abstract

Shattered Music (2023) is approximately a twenty-minute composition for woodwind quintet. This piece explores my feelings and reflections over the past ten years of composition studies at the collegiate level. I explore the woodwind quintet ensemble through texture, timbre, range, and maximizing playability. Each movement features goal-oriented music. The goals have a distinct sound because the rhythms and harmonic textures align in homophony. These sections are the building blocks to my overarching form in each movement.