J BrewzyThis is an overture for a project i'm thinking of starting soon if I have enough time from my other two projects and school. Anyways, I had no idea how to start it until I listened to Handel's Pastoral Symphony from "The Messiah" and I went from there. This is not my big piece that i've been working on for over a month. This was written this past week.
The Two Sisters Part I: OvertureJ Brewzy2014-02-01 | This is an overture for a project i'm thinking of starting soon if I have enough time from my other two projects and school. Anyways, I had no idea how to start it until I listened to Handel's Pastoral Symphony from "The Messiah" and I went from there. This is not my big piece that i've been working on for over a month. This was written this past week.
This is a piece that starts off simple in a chord inspired by Steve Reich's "Electric Counterpoint" with some woodwind and piano. The piece intensifies to the climax before calming down again back to the starting chord. In it I try to capture the affinity between the pegasi and the sky, to capture the comfort and intimate connection between the two.
Download and Follow on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/jbrewzy/sky Download on EqBeats: eqbeats.org/track/8471J Brewzy - ImmortalsJ Brewzy2014-11-24 | Hey! Been on a semi-hiatus for the past month due to school and life. Anyways, here's a new modern piece.
Its inspired by and contains the same rhythmic motive as the beginning of Glassworks by Phillip Glass to give a constant moving feeling, like you are moving through time. The whole piece is about Celestia and how she sees the world and time rush past her due to her immortality.
Download and Follow on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/immortals Download on EqBeats: eqbeats.org/track/8385J Brewzy - Fantasia for Princess PlatinumJ Brewzy2014-10-16 | Hey! Decided to do an organ piece, this time trying out more of the stops. I started the piece a long time ago but didn't get around to finishing it until recently.
Download and follow on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/fantasia-for-princess-platinum Download on EqBeats: eqbeats.org/track/8237J Brewzy - In the CloudsJ Brewzy2014-09-26 | Hello! Got a brand new piece for you all that i've been working on for the past month. Started out as another minimalist piece but it just evolved from there. The melody in the middle is "Simple Gifts". While listening, one can easily imagine Scootaloo dreaming about flying high in the clouds with her idol.
Download and follow on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/in-the-clouds Download on EqBeats: eqbeats.org/track/8139Snowdrops ChoraleJ Brewzy2014-09-14 | So, I've been pretty busy with moving and haven't been able to work on my music much. I've got some pieces in the making and because its been 3 weeks since my last upload, i've decided to upload this old piece thats been sitting on my disk for a while. Its pretty old. I think I wrote it either January or February this year. It's from when I used to write with a more baroque style. The Chorale in the middle is a re-orchestrated version of "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" by J.S. Bach.
Don't forget to Subscribe!Into EverfreeJ Brewzy2014-08-22 | Hey everyone! Got a new piece. About 1/3 of it was written while I was messing around on my piano and the other 2/3rd is somewhat inspired by Steve Reich's "Electric Counterpoint."
This piece is split into 2 sections. The first section is called the "awe" section. It expresses the feeling of awe when one first encounters the Everfree Forest whether that awe is placed in beauty, size, or the amount of evil in such a forest.
At about a third of the way into the piece, the second section, the "fear" section, begins. This section is written in a minimalist style and expresses the growing feeling of fear and possibly a growing insanity from that fear as the section builds to the sudden climax at the end with no resolution to leave the listener wondering what happens after that.
What happens to our explorer of this strange forest...
Cover Art is based off a screenshot from the show.
Download on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/into-everfree Download on EqBeats: eqbeats.org/track/8064A is for ApplejackJ Brewzy2014-08-13 | Why is this piece called A is for Applejack? Pretty much because the whole piece is based off of a first inversion A chord with an added 9th and why is the whole piece based of one chord you might ask? Because it's a minimalist piece. Minimalism is a very interesting style and is honestly one of my favorite styles of both visual art and music. Also, the style fits applejack so well in my mind. It conjures the image of routine and repetitive work, but a satisfying day on the farm for AJ.
Download on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/a-is-for-applejack Download on EqBeats: eqbeats.org/track/8042Outskirts of CanterlotJ Brewzy2014-08-07 | For the past couple of uploads, i've been posting some avant garde stuff so lets take a break from that with this! I would call it a neo-romantic piece with some elements of impressionism. I actually wrote it in late April and it's just been sitting on my hard drive doing nothing so I decided to upload it.
Personal updates! Pretty soon I will be changing my name to something completely different so be prepared for that. Also, i'm hoping to begin uploading music every other wednesday*.
*starting next wednesday.Trixie Falls Down the StairsJ Brewzy2014-07-23 | Here's a new Serialist piece written over the past couple of weeks. At first I was thinking of a more atonal piece but then I kind of decided on a more chromatic sound. Its written for a chamber orchestra of 21 players.
The chromatic lines and wavelike melody convey a feeling of both hectic life and carelessness with an imminent "fall" at the end. Trixie should really watch where she's going.
Download on EQBeats: eqbeats.org/track/7971 Download on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/trixie-falls-down-the-stairsThe BanishmentJ Brewzy2014-07-09 | My impressionistic piece (Ponyville Bliss) was well received so here's some expressionism! It's a harsh and dissonant piece that conveys the conflict and anguish in Celestia's mind as she banishes her beloved sister turned Nightmare Moon to the moon.
Darkness - 0:00 The Piece starts out with harsh chords to show the anger and jealousy coursing through Luna as she refuses to lower the moon and turns into Nightmare Moon. It continues into an a minor melodic line to represent the sorrow and fear in the ponies while retaining dissonance in the underlying chords to convey a feeling of darkness.
Conflict - 1:04 This section contains two keys, F major and G major, fighting each other in escalating conflict to represent the conflict between Celestia and Nightmare Moon.
Torn Soul - 2:05 This section dives further in atonalism and shows us the anguish and pain in Celestia after she banishes her sister.
Joy and Sorrow - 2:42 The final section of the piece includes a descending major line in 4/4 time to represent the joy of the ponies from Nightmare Moon's defeat. At the same time, the right hand plays a frantic line in the 3/8+2/4 time from the last section representing Celestia's continued anguish. This is also represented in the last two chords. The F major represents the celebration of the ponies through the Summer Sun Celebration while the quiet D minor represents Celestia's pain.
Download on EQBeats: eqbeats.org/track/7912 Download on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/the-banishment Sheet music: http://www.mediafire.com/view/z6zzgjq8ggslya1/Dark_Days_Long_Past.pdfDaring Do and the City of GoldJ Brewzy2014-06-20 | Fellow denizens of the internet, I give you my latest piece! I actually started it about two months ago when I started to write out the first part while sitting in my music theory class. This piece has been largely inspired by the romantic period and because of that, i've included homages to Modest Mussorgsky (the promenade theme in the 3rd movement), Richard Strauss (Sunrise theme from "Also Sprach Zarathustra" at the beginning of the 5th movement) and George Bizet ("March of the Kings" from L'Arlesienne Suite no. 1 at the end of the 5th movement).
Movements: The Chase - 0:00 Adventure and Discovery - 2:54 The Great Gates of Alvidoun - 4:04 Ancient Paradise - 6:07 The Temple of Night - 8:05 The Escape - 10:57 Tranquil Endings - 11:16
Picture credits: Original picture belongs to Hasbro (editing done by me)
Download on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/ponyville-bliss Download on EQbeats: eqbeats.org/track/7709 Sheet Music: http://www.mediafire.com/view/5xji866jm06rkj4/Bliss_of_Peace.pdfElements of Symphony no. 4 Ancient HallsJ Brewzy2014-05-11 | Originally this was supposed to be a redo of the two sisters overture but i'm redoing the overture again. Now I have this piece that, while it sounds good, doesn't sound like the overture i'm thinking of. Anyways, here's a piece about the ancient halls of the castle of the two sisters and the secrets hidden within.
Download on EQbeats: eqbeats.org/track/7597Rise of the Sweetie Bot (Version 2)J Brewzy2014-04-12 | So, many of you have asked me to extend "Rise of the Sweetie Bot" so I decided to remake RotSB while messing around with and getting familiar with some new software. Instead of the original darker feel, I went with a still dark but a little bit of a lighter feel.
J Brew on Facebook: facebook.com/jacobinbrew Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/sugarcube-rag Eqbeats: eqbeats.org/track/7085 Sheet music: http://www.mediafire.com/view/q7k872ly1rq2pqb/Sugarcube%20Rag.pdfSnowfall Over PonyvilleJ Brewzy2013-12-12 | Here is my christmas melody made up of arrangements of both songs from mlp and some older christmas music. Songs included (in order): -A True True Friend (Daniel Ingram) -God bless the master of this house (English traditional) Orchestral Arr. based off of Kirke Mechem's version -Sussex Carol (English traditional) Orchestral Arr. based off of Douglas Wagner's Version -Winter Wrap Up (Daniel Ingram) -In the Bleak Mid-Winter (Gustav Holst) Orchestral Arr. based off of Douglas Wagner's version -The Heart Carol (Daniel Ingram)
Pictures included: -Ponyville Night by stinkehund -Decorating Ponyville by evil dec0y -Equestrian Winter by quasar -The Crystal Empire by fedte -Winter Wrap Up Morning by rigisan -Ponyville Dawn by stinkehund -Equestria 1280 by makkon -Merry Christmas by zoxxiify
I've got two original pieces in the making. One is an electronic piece with vocals and the other one is a classical piece for a choir and chamber orchestra that i'm working on getting performed by my colleges choir and orchestra.
Download link: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/babs-seed-quintetElements of Symphony no. 3 Sorrow and JoyJ Brewzy2013-10-21 | A symphony in 3 movements inspired by a real life event that recently hit me as I am transitioning to college life. It's a story about overcoming struggles in your life but it's a vague one. It's also about Rainbow Dash in my head.
Download link: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/everfreeWinter Wrap Up (strings arrangement)J Brewzy2013-09-18 | Because i'm still trying to find inspiration for another original piece (electronic maybe), here's a calm arrangement of Winter Wrap Up for a string quintet.
Winter wrap up is written by Daniel Ingram.TrappedJ Brewzy2013-09-13 | A trance like electronic piece. I experimented a bit with chords in this one.
Download Link: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/trappedSmile (arranged for the pipe organ)J Brewzy2013-09-13 | An arrangement of pinkie pie's smile song for the pipe organ. Took a while to figure out how to switch between swung time and straight time but I got it.
Download Link: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/smile-arranged-for-the-organMagicJ Brewzy2013-09-10 | The final installment in my Harmony series. Soon I'll upload all six pieces of harmony compiled into a full symphony. Also, somehow I changed my name to J BRew and google wont let me fix it so until google lets me change it back, I am J BRew.
Picture is by Mackaged
Download link: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/magicHonestyJ Brewzy2013-09-08 | Another installment to the Harmony series. I decided to experiment with composite time signatures and using an organ in an orchestral piece.
Picture is by SandwichDelta.
Download link: soundcloud.com/antonjohnson/honestyLaughterJ Brewzy2013-09-04 | A Pinkie Pie theme and part of my Harmony series. Written in the G mixolydian mode to give it a little bit of a different but still happy feel.