The following is a showcase of various things I have composed and arranged over the years, to varying degrees of quality.
- Opus 1 No 1 "Enfance"
Probably the first piece I ever composed in earnest for the "Rondo" brief given in Year 7 Music class. I still proudly (though misguidedly) maintain that this was the most-liked composition in my entire school's Noteflight whilst it was actively available.
- Opus 1 No 2 "Jeunesse"
The first, original "Interpretation and Interpolation" as it came to be known for Music class, which was rather just an enormous euphemism for ghostwriting coursework on a commission-wise basis. In this musical number, my teacher accused me of plagiarism Mozart.
- Opus 1 No 3 "Hubristique"
A miserable piece with an noticeable second variation, inspired in the style of Chopin. I had the stupid idea of embedding a triplet within a triplet, and then just ran with it. The final variation is best described as a metaphorical scream of disillusionment, ending on a hopeful tierce de picardie. I was obsessed with the ideas of hubris from Classic Mythology at the time as well as Shakespeare (i.e. Macbeth), hence the title.
- Opus 1 No 4 "Souffrance"
As the title suggest, suffering. I came up with the first variational motif in a garden shed whilst wearing a very large coat and shivering profusely.
- Opus 1 No 5 "Nostalgique"
A piece that was composed in under 30 minutes. Once the initial motif appeared in my head, in what can only be described as a interesting take on Chim Chim Cheree, the rest briskly followed. This piece takes a stroll exploring the relative major, before returning to the initial theme in a cyclical manner, with a wistful coda that embodies this nostalgia. As the fantastic Raya Kostava summed it up: "it's sounds like you have the soul of a 70 year old French man smoking cigarettes on a balcony."
- "Eudaimonia"
Eudaimonia, or εὐδαιμονία, roughly translated meaning: happiness, wellbeing, state of inner-peace, was composed on New Year's Day, 2020, during a period of relative happiness after several years of depressive episodes. Little did I know, the chaos that would ensue in this ripe, new decade
- Rather Be for Four Hands
Based on the fantastic song by Clean Bandit in 2014 which would not exit my brain for a good 5 years straight comes this arrangement. Originally intended for GCSE Ensemble performance coursework with a friend, Nick, eventually, this arrangement would be used to create versions for the violin (performed with the fantastic James Hur), as well as part of a set-list (with my friend Bruno).
- Chandelier for Four Hands
Based on the song by Sia, also originally intended for my GCSE Ensemble Performance. However, the refusal of Mr. O'Malley led this arrangement to a dead end. To be fair, he was correct as both parts were horribly synchronised and insufficiently difficult.