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Matthew Scott Phillips is a Graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.A.) and is currently a graduate student and instructor at Birmingham Southern College (M.M.) He has studied composition with Michael Angell, Ronald Clemmons, Jan Vicar, Traci Mendel, Dorothy Hindman and Charles Norman Mason,and his repertoire includes works for orchestra and chamber orchestra, instrumental and vocal chamber ensembles, solo instruments, and solo instruments with piano accompaniment. >In addition to compositional studies, Matthew has twice been a judge of the National Young Composers Competition, has given lectures on the music of Smetana, Chopin and Rachmaninoff, and taught classes in music fundamentals, theory, and composition. He was also among thirteen other American composers chosen in the summer of 2006, to study and compose music in the city of Prague under the tutelage of Ladislav Kubik. Matthew lives in Birmingham Alabama, in the United States. >Delusional Self: 9/06/07 University of Motevallo, LeBaron Recital Hall Montevallo, AL 35115 An Approach to Destiny: Birmingham Southern College, Hill Recital Hall 900 Arkadelphia Road Birmingham, Al 35254· |
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Death and Rebirth: Act II |
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| Death and Rebirth: Act II.mp3 - complete | |||
| Death and Rebirth: Act II.pdf - complete | |||
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This is the second movement to "Death and Rebirth" and represents not only physical death, but a death of spirit and hope. Only from this unequivocal end (culminating with a final whimper) can the soul rise from darkness. | |||
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Introspection |
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| Introspection.mp3 - complete | |||
| Introspection.pdf - complete | |||
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This piece is about the internal workings of the mind. Its a solitary exploration into those parts of us that lie beneath our everyday conciousness, and can only be reached by turning our focus inward. | |||
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String Quartet in E Phrygian |
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| String Quartet in E Phrygian.mp3 - complete | |||
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The second movement from a four movement string quartet, that is constructed modally and transgresses over time from traditional modes (dorian, phrygian etc.) to more exotic ones (hungarian minor, octatonic, etc.). This movement is in E Phrygian, and D dorian. | |||
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Circles of Misunderstanding |
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| Circles of Misunderstanding.mp3 - complete | |||
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"Circles of Misunderstanding" is an attmept to express the conflict that arises from two points of view, both perfectly comprehensible in their own right, that are incompatible with each other. The piece's two instruments chase each other around tonal areas, competing for temporal and motivic dominance. As one reaches an idea expressed by the other, that other moves on to a different idea. Finally they return to their original perspectives, diminished from their struggle with each other. | |||
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