my composition class has been going well, here’s a few more pieces.

two thirds is a trio for oboe, french horn and cello. the reading on this recording isn’t perfect but for a first reading it’s pretty good. the assignment was to have an event at the center of the piece, and another at the point of the golden ratio, 61.8% of the way through. this was a bit strange for me to do and I ended up writing a lot more and then hacking large chunks out to get it to come out right.

elocution is a chaconne written for solo violin. the basic structure of a chaconne is a theme developing over a short, repeating harmonic sequence, usually in triple meter. kind of an intimidating thing to write, since bach’s chaconne for solo violin is considered by many to be the greatest piece of music ever written. nevertheless, I managed to bang something out. the wrinkle in this assignment was that no note can be undecorated, everything had to have some type of accent or articulation marking.

long time, no blog. got in a quick lunchtime workout today:
30 pushups, 20 pullups, 30 back extensions, 20 dips.

squats: 135×5, 185×5, 195×4, 205×4, 205×3
press: 95×5, 105×5, 110×5, 115×3
hang power clean: 115×5, 135×4, 155×3

I switched to high bar back squats after having some problems with my shoulder in the low bar position. also had some knee tracking issues which I think I conquered by dropping down in weight and working back up. did the crossfit total a few weeks ago and got 685 (235,135,315), but was very sore from deadlifting heavy a few days prior when I pulled 325. I expect to break 700 on the next one, which I’ll feel pretty good about. am also closing in on a 2x bodyweight deadlift, but the last 15lbs aren’t going to be easy.