Reflection (Reflection was written as a birthday gift for a horn-playing friend who recently celebrated her half century. It seems natural and appropriate to reflect on ones life at such a point and it was this that informed my composition. The short piano introduction establishes an uncertain harmonic landscape, however, the horn entry is firmly in A major but soon veers away pushing at rhythmic and harmonic boundaries. A lighter mood invigorates the central (faster) section as the music becomes more confident, and harmonically safe. Finally, the main theme returns with some embellishments from the horn rising to a sustained high E as the music fades.)
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