Old Compositions

I play fiddle and piano, and dabble in other instruments, such as the recorder and theremin. Years ago I went on something of a music composition kick. None of it was very good, but I had fun and enjoyed it. The following pieces were the ones I deemed worthy of release. I experimented a lot and, as noted below, some of my pieces were generated partly through computer generation.

All resources provided here are provided as-is. You may download, copy, repost, perform, etc. these works so long as you don't take credit for their composition (because that'd be, you know, a lie). For specifics, please see this page.

Reasonable Compositions

Title (or number)Sheet MusicFinale 2011b FilePreview AudioDescription
Cantankerous.pdf file.mus file
A slow and sad piece with an easy to learn theme turning into more complex variations.
Ian Mallett's Impossible Song.pdf file.mus file
Fast, modulating piece for piano. Physically impossible for a human to play.
Prelude in C-Minor.pdf file.mus file
A very short prelude.
Pseudo-Fugue.pdf file.mus file
A driving theme varying into increasingly complicated melodies, demonstrating the Fugue form.
Raspberry Pi.pdf file.mus file
A happy reel with gratuitous accidentals.
Sun Dance.pdf file.mus file
A joyous celtic jig in G major for intermediate fiddle. The double stops are actually not as hard as they look.
Sophia's Reel.pdf file.mus file
A simple minor reel for viola (or violin).
Violin Duel.pdf file.mus file
A fast duet for violins. Back and forth, minor key.
Voyage.pdf file.mus file
A simple waltz in A-minor.
XOR.pdf file.mus file
A simple fiddle piece.
Theme 12.pdf file.mus file
A vaguely futuristic celtic reel in E-minor. The harmony in the A part is really cool on a real violin.
Theme 33.pdf file.mus file
Quick, syncopated variations on a theme for expert fiddle.
Theme 34.pdf file.mus file
A simple, easy to learn piano piece with a major and a minor.
Theme 36.pdf file.mus file
A short duet starting with an unassuming theme and quickly building to an energetic conclusion.
Theme 37.pdf file.mus file
A dissonant waltz for string quartet.
Theme 39.pdf file.mus file
A peaceful but dissonant piece for string quartet.
Theme 60.pdf file.mus file
A fast reel in D minor for intermediate fiddle. Bad MIDI output.
Theme 69.pdf file.mus file
A slowish reel in D minor for intermediate/advanced fiddle.
Theme 78.pdf file.mus file
Somewhere between a jig and a waltz, minor, and high notes for intermediate/advanced fiddle.
Theme 90.pdf file.mus file
A slow minor reel.
Theme 92.pdf file.mus file
A fast, happy piece in A-dorian
Theme 106.pdf file.mus file
A sweet, slow piece for acoustic guitar.

Other, Not-So-Good Compositions

Title (or number)Sheet MusicFinale 2011b FilePreview AudioDescription
My Segfaulting Brain.pdf file.mus file
An impossibly fast semi-dissonant barrage of triplets. About 50% computer-generated.
The Horrible Revenge of Quantum Physics.pdf file.mus file
A fast meandering piano piece with some computer generated melody in the latter section.
Theme 19.pdf file.mus file
Very simple, easy to learn celtic jig in D minor.

Experimental (i.e. Bad) Compositions

Title (or number)Sheet MusicFinale 2011b FilePreview AudioDescription
Theme 18.pdf file.mus file
A celtic jig in D minor.
Theme 26.pdf file.mus file
Prelude-like meandering experimentations in oscillation.
Theme 28.pdf file.mus file
Experimentations with syncopation, random key changes, and computer-generated music.
Theme 29.pdf file.mus file
Meandering duet with a vaguely medieval feel.
Theme 32.pdf file.mus file
A slow minor meditation for piano.