One Day Wonder #84

For 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones and tuba.

This piece also emerged without much planning. I guess I wanted something in 5/4. Well, that’s exactly what I got – for the most part. It sounds modern, but not in too much of an overwrought way. Of course, by "modern" I mean something that doesn't heed conventional harmony. It still has a very attached sense of tempo. That's something that so-called modern pieces have eschewed for the last 40 years. I can't help my attachment to tempo. I'm a jazz musician. Without a sense of beat, jazz wouldn't be jazz. That's why I gravitate more toward pieces with the feeling of time. It's just how I roll. Plus, complicated rhythms seem unnecessary in pieces that last a little over two minutes. If there's a lot of abstraction to do, it's best that it take place in longer works, no? That isn't to say that I'm not trying my best with these tunes. I am, take my work for it. I'm just trying to dole out a little straightforwardness before I delve into far more complex stuff. Anyhow, I initially had no opinion about this piece, but a few weeks after it was done, I decided that I liked it.

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