Fantasie for Wind Quintet and Piano

Abstract

The main objective of this creative research is to compose “Fantasie for Wind Quintet and Piano,” which is a chamber ensemble of six instruments, including flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano. The composition is neo-tonality within a single movement, 10.30 minutes in length. The piece conveys the composer’s emotions and creative output while composing this work. Therefore, the composition is rather free in form and inspiration. However, there are some main raw materials like pre-composition ideas used in this work—a group of notes C-E-F#-B called N Chord, French augmented sixth, diminished seventh chord, and set (013). In addition, a harmonic progression is used without considering traditional harmony. It only requires at least one common note and/or semitone intervals between successive chords. These raw materials are transformed into melodic statements and motives. Furthermore, the major elements used in this work are chromatic motion, fourth/fifth intervals, and tritone, including the 3-note motive and its developments pervasive throughout the entire piece. The composition techniques also contain alternating meters and tempos, and also some parts of polymeter and polyrhythm.