I’ve been working hard on this week’s piece, “Koi Dance,” for about two weeks now.  It’s a chamber piece featuring two flutes, bassoon, and piano, and draws inspiration from Bedřich Smetana’s “The Moldau”; that piece also features a flowing theme that depicts the movement of water.

I plugged the finished piece into Audacity and applied some additional reverb and a master effect, both of which I think have allowed the sound to “pop.”

“Koi Dance” depicts the mysterious, beautiful, flowing movements of koi in their pond:

Here’s the file without any images:

And here’s the initial handwritten manuscript, which obviously received much more development in Noteflight:

What do you think of my little koi tune?  I’ve found the fish to be incredibly inspiring.  My next album (release date TBD) will feature more pieces based upon the aquatic world Dr. Wife and I are maintaining in our new backyard.

Happy Listening!

—TPP