Composer

Tobias Hoffmann

Arranger

Tobias Hoffmann

Category

Big Band

Level

Advanced

Style

Straight Eigths

Ranges

Duration

8:40

Description

This composition is based on a twelve-tone row exercise which I did with my teacher Ed Partyka in autumn 2020. After struggling at the beginning to find any musical value in the material I created with those exercises, I quickly began enjoying the new ideas which I came up with and which would have never occurred to me otherwise. The composition is a mixture of different sections which are contrasting each other. It was an interesting process to learn as a composer for how long to stick to self-imposed rules and limitations and when to rid yourself of them and follow your inner voice. I am very pleased that this composition was awarded the first prize in the "Original Composition - Large Ensemble" category at the 2022 "45th annual Downbeat Student Music Awards“.