Homepage > Composition > Music Datasheet
"The Lost Piano Score"
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Title | The Lost Piano Score |
| Composer | F.G.J. Absil |
| Instrum. | Studio Orchestra |
| Date | December 2021 |
| Duration | 3'45 |
| Style | Film Music |
| Key | Atonal |
| Meter | 4/4 |
| Measures | 66 |
| Tempo | 72 - 64 BPM |
FULL INSTRUMENTATION
- Woodwinds: Clarinet in Bb 1-2-3, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet;
- Brass: Horn in F 1-2-3, Trombone 1-2-3, Bass Trombone, Contrabass Tuba;
- Rhythm Section: Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer 1-2 (lead, pad), Synthesizer Bass;
- Solo Strings: Violin 1-2-3-4, Viola 1-2.
NOTES FOR THE PERFORMER
The composition The Lost Piano Score is my entry for the Westwood Instruments Scoring Competition 2021. On YouTube you'll find the short movie with soundtrack and a video tutorial about the compostion and musical elements. Here are the details:
- The movie has ternary structure; it is in three acts, an aspect which is respected in the composition.
- The main musical elements are the Dies Irae theme (with a-b phrase), two hexachords that form Pitch-Class Set 6-31 (polychords from stacking triads Em and Bbaug, C and Aaug, respectively), and an Ab bass pedal point.
- Musical sections are: Introduction (m. 1-5), Act 1 A (m. 6-21), Act 2 B-C (m. 22-41), Act 3 D (m. 42-58), and Coda E (m. 59-66)
- The audio rendering of the Cubase 11 Midi mockup uses Aaron Venture Infinite Series woodwinds and brass, Audio Modeling SWAM solo strings, Modartt Pianoteq Bleuthner and Steinway piano, Native Instruments synthesizers (Absynth 5, FM8, Massive, Massive X) and Arturia V Collection ARP 2600 synthesizer. Effect plug-ins are Steinberg stock, FabFilter, Valhalla DSP, and Nugen Audio.
Additional Material:
- Full score: Read the score >> (PDF full score, A3 format, portrait, 11 pp.)
- Companion booklet: Dies Irae, Two Hexachords and a Pedal Point: The Lost Piano Score, available on my Patreon page (PDF, A4, 17 pages). Text, diagrams and reduced score examples.
- Watch the YouTube video tutorial of (the making of, composition technique tutorial): 'Dies Irae, two hexachords and a pedal point: The Lost Piano score' (22:03)
- Watch the YouTube music video (competition entry): 'The Lost Piano' Westwood Instruments Scoring Competition 2021 (3:49)