Coin Flip

I wrote this piece for a contest the Civitasolis Reed Quintet was having over the summer. I started planning the piece right in the middle of the pandemic, thinking about how we were all stuck inside and morale could be quite low. 
I went for a more playful quality with these sketches, with the opening motif introduced in a short section, before the piece properly kicks off. The repeated staccato nature returns at the end of the piece as well, and rising fourths figure into transition sections around this motif. It is meant to be a short, quirky piece, that I hope instills a sense of fun, just as games do.
The piece was recorded by the Civitasolis Reed Quintet for their Miniatures series, and premiered on November 27, 2020.