Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn, the composer, found his first musical home in high school wind ensembles and jazz bands, leading to his frequent composition for winds.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The composer, Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn, describes his music as combining a frenetic rhythmic language, lean textures, and lyrical sensitivity.
Compositional Technique
The composer, Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn, considers the theme and variations format his favorite compositional structure, finding it encourages solid melodic writing and thematic development.
Composition History
The piece Fireworks embeds an earlier two-minute work called Firecracker into its second cadenza, inspired by a suggestion from clarinetist Diane Maltester.
Composer Biography
Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn, the composer, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, was educated on both coasts, and now resides in the middle of the country.
Album & Artwork
The album features 'Firework Drawing #75' by Rosemarie Fiore, an artwork created using lit firework residue on paper.
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