Hyper Megatron (2014)
Andrew Aslanian - Trumpet
Score (PDF): viewable, not printable
This piece has a very unique origin and story behind it. I was contacted by my brother, Andrew, on a Thursday and asked if I could write him a piece for Trumpet with Electronics for his 20th Century Performance class at Rutgers. I had been interested in delving into the world of electronics so I agreed. I asked when the piece needed to be completed and was informed my deadline was one week. I accepted the challenge and wrote this piece.
For this piece I set out to pit the Trumpet against the electronic instruments. The form of the piece is a palindrome - that is, it's the same going from beginning to end and from end to beginning. It's a short piece with a techno/video game feel to it. The name of the piece was given to me by a student of mine after I had brought up the project during a lesson. I liked it, so I thought to make it sound like it belongs in a video game. You can buy the recording on iTunes.