Invention in D

​This short polyphonic study provided an enjoyable opportunity to explore contrapuntal techniques.  Over the course of the work, the main motive appears frequently in canon or inversion, and the underlying polyphonic texture aims to balance lyricism with rhythmic interest.  My compositional goal was to create engaging, independent lines while still maintaining a sense of form and structure. While the piece is written in a style with a long classical tradition, a more modern pianistic idiom breaks through in the work’s dramatic moments.