Hubert Howe

chamber orchestra 2 piccolos, 2 oboes, 2 B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 French Horns, 2 Trumpets in C, 2 Trombones, Tuba, Piano, 4 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, 2 Basses

Expansions 3 is the third work I have written in which each note is "expanded" by a sequence of other notes, creating a framework of continuous simultaneous and overlapping melodies. A simple harmonic framework is played throughout on the strings. The melodies are introduced in the woodwinds, and in the louder sections, the brass and piano. The work progresses from a soft beginning to a climax, at which time a newer element, faster moving melodies, are introduced. It then recedes and builds to another climax, after which it fades to the texture of the beginning. Expansions was a piece of computer music which has not been orchestrated. Expansions 2 is also for orchestra, but for a larger ensemble including 24 separate string parts.