CHRIS NEINER, composer
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Jest (2012)


Instrumentation: chamber orchestra
Duration: 6 minutes

 - Winner Of the 2011 Minnesota Sinfonia Junior Composers Competition
Program Note:
      Jest is based on two themes, the first is a witty, rhythmic snippet, and the second is an innocent, sweet melody.  These themes together create a lighthearted, whimsical mood that in itself is a jest: a playful attitude. After the themes are presented, they begin to mix and intermingle. Their interactions develop through the reordering of their fragments to create new musical dialogue as the piece nears a jostling, frenzied ending. Jest was composed during the spring of 2011 for the Junior Composer’s workshop, New Symphonies. It was then revised in the spring of 2012 for performances by the Minnesota Sinfonia.

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  • About
  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • Aurora Fanfare & Dance
      • Brevity is the Soul of Wit
      • Burlesquing Movement
      • Elegy
      • Groove Passing
      • Infinite Spinning
      • Liquidus
      • Music with Oliver
      • Playtime
      • Quadraphonics
      • Ripple Cycles
      • Serenade for the Ghosts
      • Suite
      • To Rose
      • Toy Chest
    • Solo >
      • Mes Amis
      • Mikroczellos
      • Petite Suite
      • Rhapsodie
      • Shades of Green
      • Spiral Suite
    • Orchestral >
      • Jest
      • Many Universes
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations
      • Morceau pour Sill
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • Rocky River Counterpoint
      • The Hinz Waltz
      • The Hinz Waltz 2
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need
      • Lacquer Prints
      • To See a World
      • Untitled Meditation
    • Electronic >
      • Artificial Rainstorm
      • Gasp Grids
      • Requiem
  • Blog
  • Performances
  • Engraving
  • Contact