SKU: A0.1121448

About Contagion, the music

From quarantine life, something painful this way comes, a new, pandemic inspired, life soundtrack…

Contagion is a moment, an interruption, signifying an expression of feelings and music that the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and quarantine brought to light. It’s a contemporary classical life-track, serving as a soundtrack to the contagion, to its spread, to its mystery, its attack on the body, to our losses during the Covid-19 pandemic and to our future beyond them. As the virus flooded every news outlet, Contagion became an interruption, a mysterious invader, taking over everything, needing to be expressed. It’s a “lifetrack� or “life soundtrack� with its contemporary classical orchestral sounds expressing the feelings and experiences of those first few months of dread and quarantine, through which many of us felt the fear of it all and the actual loss of loved ones.

Original Album Release date: May 14th, 2020

Genre: Contemporary Classical / Life Soundtrack

• The album length is 9 minutes and 33 seconds

About the Score

This version of the score includes ALL 5 songs in the album and the instrument selection varies in accordance with the specific composition of each of the songs.

The instruments used are: Horn Section, Soprano Trumpet, Bass Drum, Piano, Harp, Tuba, Wine Glasses, Cabasa, Triangle, Violins I, Violins II, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Timpani, Crash Cymbals, Cello Section, Trumpet Section, Gong, Cello Solo.

I can imagine the songs can work adapted in a number of ways by different groups or a very advanced group of students. It'll be fun to hear how others interpret them.

Music included

In the package, I've included the full album's music score with each of the individual songs and their instrument parts and the original published songs as a single HQ MP3 (320 kbps), so players can get a feel for my intentions when composing each one. (You can listen to them free at https://francoesteve.com or on your favorite streaming service - links on my website’s album page linked below). The MP3 also includes a cello solo version of Death Is Not the End.

Track list

1. Contagion (2:15)

2. The Spread (2:24)

3. Patient Zero (1:26)

4. Infected (1:26)

5. Death Is Not the End (2:02)

Composer: Franco Esteve

Genres: Contemporary Classical, Modern Classical, 21st Century

Level: Advanced

The Package includes

1. PDF with the Score

The full score for each of the 5 songs in the album.

All the individual parts for each song as written.

2. All 5 songs in a single MP3 HQ (320 kbps) format file including the Bonus Cello Only Version of Death is Not the End.

Find out more about this album on Contagion's page on the Franco Esteve website here: https://www.francoesteve.com/music/contagion-music-album/

Thank you for your interest in my music. I hope y’all enjoy playing it as much as I did composing it.

Don’t forget to keep up to date with everything Franco Esteve:

Website: http://www.francoesteve.com/

Patreon: https://patreon.com/FrancoEsteve

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seefrancoesteve

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/FrancoEsteve

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seefrancoesteve

My music is also available on all major, online music stores and streaming services.

I'm a BMI affiliated artist and you can contact me using the contact form at: http://www.francoesteve.com or through Facebook and Twitter.

Thank you again and enjoy! :).

SKU: A0.1011208

The Hunt is the title track to my modern, classical crossover, concept album, The Hunt. The Hunt is the hunt of life, hunting for health, for life, for happiness, for love, for ideas, for creativity, for success. The song represents the drive, the moving, the launch, that hope, that happiness, when you set out to do something in your life.

From the album booklet (as it's a concept album, each song, though independent, has an overarching story):

The effort has paid off. The day is here.
The mood is happy. Success awaits. Let's go.
Let's do it. It's sitting there for the taking.
I'm in the zone. I'm in the flow. The huntress has shown me the bounty,
and I'm ready to take it, to receive it, to enjoy it. I deserve it.

Though it was written with larger groups in mind or small orchestras, keeping it in a way quite simple, it can most likely be played with 2 clarinets, a cello, and a trumpet. I can imagine it can work quite nicely with a school orchestra or any small ensemble, even if some might need to make some minor adjustments to how it's played. It's meant to be played in an upbeat and happy fashion, and the trumpet should be sexy and fun. It'll be fun to hear how others interpret it.

The PDF includes the full score and all 4 individual parts (Clarinet, Clarinet Section in Bb, Cellos, Trumpet Section in Bb). The music is 2 minutes and 41 seconds (2:41).

Thank you for your interest in my music. I hope y’all enjoy playing it as much as I did composing it.

Don’t forget to keep up to date with everything Franco Esteve:

Website: http://www.francoesteve.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seefrancoesteve
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/FrancoEsteve
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seefrancoesteve
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VMSPHtolbzozjH4OY0I6B

My music is also available on all major, online music stores and streaming services, including:
Bandcamp: https://francoesteve.bandcamp.com
CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/FrancoEsteve
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VMSPHtolbzozjH4OY0I6B
iTunes/Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/franco-esteve/894690746

I'm a BMI affiliated artist and you can contact me using the contact form at:
http://www.francoesteve.com or through Facebook or Twitter. Thank you again and enjoy! :)