Instrumental Solo Composition of the Day, Installment 18:
"Phrygian Variations: Six Etude-like Variations on an Original Dirge"
for
Guitar Solo
(2022)
I created "Phrygian Variations" after listening to a concert performed by the Boston-based guitarist to whom this work is dedicated, Aaron-Larget Caplan, who was performing another title of mine that day. During the course of the concert, I noticed so many instances in the music of other composers of open strings, harmonics, and related techniques that enhance performance without adding undo difficulty, that I decided to compose such a work for him myself.
The intent of "Phrygian Variations" is to present a simple, familiar-sounding tune—one that to me almost brings to mind shape note music—while employing six different idiomatic (guitar-centric) compositional techniques to accompany it. I did not look at nor for any musical sources when I composed this set. If you think it is audacious that I called the dirge tune I composed "original" because you can probably find one or more tunes that resembles it, then sue me! ;-)
Follow the next URL to view a scrolling score music video of "Phrygian Variations" on YouTube.
The sheet music for "Phrygian Variations" is available for licensing from me, and for sale from Sheet Music Plus. Follow the next URL to visit the distributor's product page for this title.
Follow the next URL to view a watermarked PDF score of "Phrygian Variations" on my website.
Follow the next URL to listen to a synthesized rendition of "Phrygian Variations" on my website. https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/f3e5c9_d926253d6f0e4871a7b3d13adc76f37c.mp3
Thank you for your time and attention.
Stanley M. Hoffman, PhD
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