* Tripping
A Wind Quintet originally written for the 60 x 60 project and it was accepted in 2008. Since this piece is under 60 seconds long, I cannot think of this as being a full, formal Wind Quintet, but instead a Breeze Quintet. It is light and playful like a breath of early Summer. Tripping is a light-hearted interplay between instruments, filled with musical humor.
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Review
Pleasant Whimsy
I hear a pleasant little whimsy—interesting gestures, rhythmic interplay and tonal sound world. This composer shows some promise. }:¬)
~David Carter
Unconventional & Engaging!
This "Breeze Quintet" is quite fitting of the title "Tripping". David has written lines which almost all descend, and by passing them from higher to lower voices gives a sense of a slow fall over the course of the piece.
The harmony is most unconventional, and a welcome change from the often bland harmonic language present in today's music, and adds to the programmatic nature of the piece, giving a sense of uncertainty to the slow descent.
A fine work, David!
~ Jonathan Loving
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