CHRIS NEINER, composer
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Music with Oliver (2015)


Instrumentation: clarinet, piano
Duration: 5 minutes

arr. alto saxophone, piano
arr. soprano saxophone, harp
arr. trumpet, piano 
arr. trombone, piano
Program Note:
      In 2015, I composed Music with Oliver as a gift for a friend to celebrate her first Mother’s Day as a mother. With this in mind, I decided to capture the interactions between her and her son, Oliver, in a short narrative depicting Oliver’s bedtime. The narrative can be divided into four distinct parts. First, stars twinkle in the night above Oliver and his mother, characterized by high, sparse piano writing. A lullaby is then sung to Oliver by his mother as he is rocked back and forth. Oliver is placed in his crib in the third section and is mesmerized by its mobile, spinning in a fluid, continuous manner. Slowly, he drifts deeper and deeper into sleep. Oliver dreams of flying to the moon with his mother and father. Beyond this scenario, Music with Oliver reflects the nostalgia of remembering childhood and the experience of accepting changes in relationships: parent-to-child and friend-to-friend.

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  • About
  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • Serenade for the Ghosts (2019)
      • Elegy (2019)
      • Infinite Spinning (2018)
      • Playtime (2018)
      • To Rose (2016)
      • Ripple Cycles (2015)
      • Groove Passing (2015)
      • Music with Oliver (2015)
      • Suite (2015)
      • Toy Chest (2015)
      • Liquidus (2013)
      • Quintet (2013)
      • Quadraphonics (2012, rev. 2019)
      • Burlesquing Movement (2012)
    • Solo >
      • Shades of Green (2017)
      • Rhapsodie (2014)
      • Petite Suite (2013, rev. 2020)
    • Orchestral >
      • Many Universes (2019)
      • Jest (2012)
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations (2017)
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • The Hinz Waltz 2 (2013)
      • The Hinz Waltz (2012)
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need (2017)
      • Lacquer Prints (2016)
      • To See a World (2013)
      • Untitled Meditation (2013)
    • Electronic >
      • Requiem (2017)
      • Gasp Grids (2015)
      • Artificial Rainstorm (2014)
  • Blog
  • Performances
  • Engraving
  • Contact