“Nightmare at the Darlings” — An Original Piece for Piano and Two Violins
For any friends harboring a curiosity for the aural intersection of classical and psychedelic, I present this new work “Nightmare at the Darlings” for piano and two violins:
I conceived the overarching idea years ago and often experimented with it as a potential solo piano piece, though never succesfully, as it lacked a particular vein of disorientation that eluded me at the time. But, as I’ve been so drawn to violin lately, I realized that adding additional string layers would fulfill the macabre vision — which is to musically describe (and possibly even induce) a frightening, disorienting, unsettling foray into the horrific-psychedelic, though safely and hopefully not without its own kind of beauty that, I think, offers integrity to the experience.
For anyone interested, the piece is notated in 7/8, and is in C minor. :-)
BTW, one reaction I get commonly to my original music is that I should score films — which I would absolutely love to do. Anyone interested in that, please contact me.
