I play music on two different instruments. The two instruments are my voice and the piano. (Yes, I consider my voice to be an instrument 🙂.) Most of the music I “play” on the first instrument is Indian classical music. On the piano, I usually play Western classical music.
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I give performances on stage with the instrument otherwise known as my voice. Sometimes, my performances are solo with some accompaniment. Other times, they are in a group. You can see some of my performances below.
I take piano lessons and have performed on stage with the piano twice. I usually play pieces by Mozart and Beethoven. I am currently learning the first movement of Mozart's Sonata No. 16 in C major.
Compositions
I also compose my own music for piano and for strings. My style is a combination of Mozart's and Beethoven's.
Here's a sonata in the key of D major that I composed. The first movement (bars 1-64) in the key of D major is a standard fast movement in sonata form (sonata-allegro). One technique I really enjoy is changing keys, and I can do it quickly compared to other composers. For example, I was able to transition from F major to D major (without using D minor) in just 5 bars (bars 31-35) instead of the usual 12 to 16 bars.
The second movement (bars 68-83) is a beautiful slow movement. The third movement (bars 85-125) is a lively rondo in D major. A rondo is a piece composed of 3-4 short themes which repeat multiple times within the piece. In this piece, each theme lasts eight bars.
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Sonata form is the standard form for the first movements of sonatas and is also used in other pieces of music. It is composed of an exposition, a development, a recap, and sometimes an ending. The exposition states the material of the movement, usually in two separate subjects, where the second subject is almost always in a different key than the first. The development plays around with the subjects, and the recap restates the material of the subjects, usually in the same key.
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You can hear my music by clicking the play button.
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Here's another sonata I composed, this time in the key of A major. The first movement (bars 1-79) is a sonata-allegro in A major. I used a crescendo to emphasize a part of the exposition. I also pulled off another unusual key change from E-flat major to G major (bars 44-45). In the second movement (bars 83-118), most chords in the first theme don't coincide with the melody notes, which makes it feel like the hands take turns playing. In the third movement (bars 120-171), a rondo, each theme lasts eight bars. In the A theme, the hands take turns playing, similar to the second movement. The B theme is playful and has an unusual 7+7+2 rhythm. Unusual rhythms are another one of my favorite techniques. The C theme is composed of nonstop sixteenth notes. The ending is a modification of the A theme.
You can hear my music by clicking the play button.
Performances
I sing Indian classical music and give performances a few times a year. Indian classical music helps me connect with my heritage. Here are a couple of my solo performances.
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