Music for Winds and Strings is comprised of three movements and is scored for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola and cello. Composed in 2013 and 2014, the movements are titled: I. Tessellation 12 II. Caprice in Blue III. Passacaglia, Fantasy and Chorale The movements can be performed individually, or as a group. As a group the sequence above is preferred, but the players can also choose a different order if desired. I. Tessellation 12 was inspired by the later chamber music of Stravinsky and the art of M. C. Escher. Th e title refers to the tone row of 12 notes, and to the various symmetries that are possible in arranging the sequence and iterations of the row. II. Caprice in Blue was composed as an homage to New Orleans blues and ragtime music, and contains iconic blues guitar riffs as well as some transfigured Gershwin influences. III. Passacaglia, Fantasy and Chorale is based on an ancient Tibetan chant melody, and, as each instrument enters, the meter progressively changes from 6/4 to 5/4 to 4/4 etc. until at last the violin and oboe enter in 2/4. Following the Passacaglia is a Fantasy loosely based on motivic elements of the Passacaglia melody, and finally a short Chorale finishes the movement. For all current information about the music, the webpage is: http: //www.shelterofclearlight.com/Pages/MusicforWoodwindsandStrings.aspx
About the Author: Jeffrey Goodman is an award winning composer, classical guitarist and teacher currently living in Los Angeles, California. He is also the author of A Beginner's Guide to the Classical Guitar, of which one online reviewer wrote, "Mr. Goodman has created the ultimate introduction to the classical guitar." Among his compositions are Sextet for Winds and Strings, a Song Cycle for Soprano and Tenor, String Quartet #1 and numerous works for classical guitar. He has also composed and performed music for radio and feature films. He taught classical guitar for many years at the University of California at Los Angeles, and during 2009 was a guest professor of music at Santa Monica College. He received his Master of Arts degree from Occidental College, where he studied composition and theory with Richard Grayson and Robert Gross. His guitar studies were with Theodore Norman. As a performer he has performed at colleges and universities throughout the United States, and his European tours have included appearances at the American Embassy in Vienna, the Vienna Conservatory, and the Salzburg music festival. Recitals in Wales and England included a solo recital of 20th Century works for B.B.C. Radio.