Jack Yagerline MusicA key to all of the recurring musical themes in the three main Elder Scrolls Games: Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. If I missed any, let me know in the comments!
Musical Themes in The Elder ScrollsJack Yagerline Music2022-09-04 | A key to all of the recurring musical themes in the three main Elder Scrolls Games: Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. If I missed any, let me know in the comments!
Scored for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Marimba, and Piano
NOTE: The version of this piece performed in this recording did not include cello.
Program Note: Structures in Concrete is inspired by three brutalist buildings in Washington, D.C.: the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, the Hirshhorn Museum, and the D.C. Metro. These three buildings, while built in the brutalist style, feature soft, rounded forms, ornamented by grids of rectilinear indents, giving them a graceful, yet still monolithic appearance. Being from the D.C. area, I've spent a lot of time in the city, and have always loved how these brutalist concrete structures made up of simple repetitive patterns can yield such beautiful structures. Structures in Concrete is based around this same idea, where simple musical ideas build upon each other in repetitive patterns to form an evolving wall of sound.
Structures in Concrete was composed for the UNCG Present-Continuous New Music Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Alejandro Rutty.
0:00 - Part 1 2:41 - Part 2 6:20 - Part 3 8:13 - Part 4
Guitar tuning: (Capo 1) Eb Bb Eb C Db Eb
Gear used: Arturia MicroFreak, Fender Blacktop Stratocaster, Roland JC-40, Proco RAT 2, Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus, BOSS PS-2, Catalinbread Soft Focus Reverb, Eventide Timefactor, BOSS RC-1, Neunaber Wet Stereo Reverb, Ableton Live
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/03OZxuzq19ytfGFWJeRYK6?si=0OgY2s3-RWWz8UuYjMHvdQ Bandcamp: jackyagerline.bandcamp.com Website: jackyagerline.comSkylights for Saxophone Quintet (Score Video)Jack Yagerline Music2024-06-25 | "Skylights" is a work in three movements inspired by the light emitted from the sky as the day turns into night. The first movement depicts the time of day known as “golden hour,” the period right before sunset during which the light outside becomes warm and yellow-orange. The movement is a mixture of light and nimble phrases and calm serene textures to depict the beautiful way the sun emits its light in the last moments before sunset.
The second movement, “Twilight,” depicts the time after the sun has disappeared below the horizon, and the sky becomes a hazy, dark blue. The movement begins with a lonely melody played by the soprano saxophone soloist, as the waning light from the sky becomes more and more blue. The rest of the ensemble then enters with a cascade of warm chords ebbing and flowing from one to the next. “Twilight” is built around descending melodic and harmonic lines, to convey the sun’s light slowly fading away as the evening becomes night.
The final movement, “Starlight," is inspired by stargazing. The music rapidly shifts between different textures, harmonies, and time signatures, to depict what it’s like to have your eyes darting around the night sky as you discover more and more stars, planets, and satellites coming into view.
"Skylights" was commissioned by saxophonist Anthony Cincotta and premiered alongside the Invicta Saxophone Quartet.
Program Notes: "What Did You Say?" is a musical representation of the mundane aspects of life. I probably utter this phrase several times a day, and despite its insignificance, it’s something I say very often. I wanted to express an appreciate for the mundane aspects of our lives through a piece of music that is rooted in simple, yet effective musical ideas.
Email me: jack.yagerline@gmail.com Website: jackyagerline.com Bandcamp: jackyagerline.bandcamp.comWMATA D.C. Metro - 2000 Series train arrives at Farragut West station, Silver LineJack Yagerline Music2024-03-17 | Video taken by me on 9/29/2023WMATA D.C. Metro - 2000 Series train departs Rosslyn station, Orange LineJack Yagerline Music2024-03-06 | Video taken by me on 12/30/2023WMATA D.C. Metro - 7000 Series train arrives at Rosslyn station, Orange LineJack Yagerline Music2024-03-02 | Video taken by me on 12/30/2023Ambient guitar sketch 5 #ambientguitar #ambientmusic #guitar #guitarpedals #shoegaze #weezerJack Yagerline Music2024-01-19 | ...Ambient guitar sketch 4 #ambientguitar #ambientmusic #ambient #guitarpedals #shoegaze #weezerJack Yagerline Music2024-01-15 | ...Ambient guitar sketch 3 #ambientguitar #ambientmusic #ambient #shoegaze #guitarpedals #weezerJack Yagerline Music2024-01-14 | ...Ambient guitar sketch 2 #ambient #ambient music #ambientguitar #guitarpedals #shoegaze #weezerJack Yagerline Music2024-01-07 | ...Ambient guitar sketch 1 #ambientguitar #ambientmusic #shoegaze #guitarpedals #guitar #weezerJack Yagerline Music2024-01-04 | ...Guitar Music (Live)Jack Yagerline Music2023-12-07 | "Guitar Music" for any number of guitars, performed by 9 guitarists at UNCG
Performers: Mira Eby, Q El-amin, Hop Fisher, Ben Matney, Cameron Rabb, El Rich, Omari Roach, Taylor Schmidt, and Jack Yagerline
0:00 - 1. Leo Carrillo 3:13 - 2. Towers Over The 110 6:09 - 3. Burbank Peak 10:35 - 4. Two Cats 15:12 - 5. Angel's PointAmbient Roland D-50 Music (Windows Media Player Visualizations)Jack Yagerline Music2023-11-30 | All sounds made with the Roland D-50 synthesizer. Visualizer captured in Windows Media Player LegacyGuitar Music (Duo Version)Jack Yagerline Music2023-10-20 | Duo Version of my guitar piece "Guitar Music" for 1 to 99 guitars.
Performed by @FMSnow (Cameron Rabb) and Jack Yagerline at UNC GreensboroThe Open World for Brass Band (Score Video)Jack Yagerline Music2023-09-10 | "The Open World" for British Brass Band, performed by the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
Program Notes: The initial sketches for this piece were written while I was traveling with my partner during a road trip from Athens, Ohio to Los Angeles, California in early 2023. This trip took me through many U.S. states that I had never been to before, however the ones that struck me the most were the states in the American Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Growing up on the east coast, I had never spent much time in other parts of the world, and spending four days on the road where I got to experience unfamiliar landscapes and seeing places that I had only read about was a breathtaking experience. I had never seen lands so flat they stretch out as far as the eye can see, and I had never seen mountains made of rock and sand that tower sharply across the horizon.
Sketches from I-40 W is a musical storytelling of the indescribably beautiful lands off of Interstate 40 and Route 66 in New Mexico and Arizona, and a musical scrapbook for a trip I will never forget for the rest of my life.
I own nothing Enjoy! #filmscoreanalysisIt Cant Be by John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis)Jack Yagerline Music2022-05-21 | A full score reduction and analysis of the cue "It Can't Be" from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, written by John Williams and orchestrated by Conrad Pope.
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#FilmScoreAnalysisDistant Mountains for Wind Ensemble by Jack YagerlineJack Yagerline Music2022-04-22 | "Distant Mountains" is a soundscape piece for wind ensemble. Rather than traditional motivic-based development, this piece relies on texture, timbre, and slow harmonic changes to create the form of the piece. The music is meant to capture the image of vast mountain ranges that seem to go on forever in the distance and span across the horizon. I wanted to capture the stillness and serenity of the mountains, while also capturing the beauty and complexity of the nature that inhabits these mountains. Distant Mountains is an ode to the beautiful natural structures, and a reminder that the beauty of planet Earth may not last forever if we allow it to be destroyed.
Performed by the JMU Wind Symphony on April 6, 2022 Audio by Tom Carr
For sheet music inquiries, email me at jack.yagerline@gmail.com, or visit my website: www.jackyagerline.comNature Scenes for Percussion Ensemble by Jack YagerlineJack Yagerline Music2022-03-25 | "Nature Scenes" is a three-part soundscape for flexible instrumentation percussion ensemble. The players are given many short phrases and asked to improvise on these phrases, creating a complex and always changing texture.
I. Sky (Midnight): 0:00 II. Forest (Evening): 4:53 III. Ocean (Chorale): 12:36
The first movement, "Sky (Midnight)" depicts the sereneness of a clear midnight sky, yet also the complexity of sounds and sights that can be experienced in nature in the middle of the night. The players in this movement are given many short musical fragments to improvise sparely on, creating a complex and random collective sound.
The second movement, "Forest (Evening)" depicts how the forest and woods come to life as the sun is setting. The music captures the much activity that is happening from the ground all the way up to the top of the trees. The players in this movement are given rhythmic phrases to improvise on over a common pulse, where the effect is a constant stream of notes coming from all around the ensemble. The random and complex texture is interrupted by moments where the whole ensemble comes together in unison briefly, before moving on to more complex improvised patterns.
The third movement, "Ocean (Chorale)" is a slow-building chorale that depicts the ocean as the sun rises over the horizon. The music in this movement is simple, and can be played by any group of pitched instruments, and slowly rises and falls over the course of its duration, and is reminiscent of waves crashing onto a shore. This chorale is also a melancholy reference to the damage that is being done to our planet and its species. "Nature Scenes" as a whole is both a celebration of nature, but also a reminder that our natural world may not survive if we continue its destruction.
Performed by the JMU Percussion Ensemble on March 2, 2022. Audio by Tom Carr
Program Note: Departure is a piece originally written for brass band but arranged for a quartet of brass band instruments. This simple lyrical piece was written to convey the feeling of moving on from something, whether it’s a place, person, or stage of life. I encouraged you to think of their own departure when listening to this piece.
Program Note: Departure is a piece originally written for brass band but arranged for a quartet of brass band instruments. This simple lyrical piece was written to convey the feeling of moving on from something, whether it’s a place, person, or stage of life. I encouraged you to think of their own departure when listening to this piece.
Recorded at James Madison University on March 5th, 2022.
Program Note: Starlings are a type of small bird that take part in a phenomenon called murmuration, where many of them fly in a huge group. They swoop across the sky in seemingly random patterns, but they do it all together as a group which makes for a wonderous natural phenomenon. This piece is meant to depict these starlings as they dance across the sky in their beautiful, magical way.
Dance of the Starlings can be performed by any size string ensemble from a chamber group to a full string orchestra.
Stream/buy the track here: jackyagerline.bandcamp.com/track/dance-of-the-starlingsSkylights for Saxophone Quintet by Jack YagerlineJack Yagerline Music2022-01-16 | Commissioned by Anthony Cincotta. Performed by Anthony Cincotta, Haven Kahn, Tommy Allen, Lauren Carr, and Kevin Chiang on 11/18/2021 at the JMU Student Composers Recital.
Movements: 0:00 - I. Golden Hour 2:12 - II. Twilight 7:09 - III. Starlight
Program Note: Skylights paints a picture of the sky at three different times during the day. The first movement, "Golden Hour", reflects that time of day before the sun sets where the sunlight is much warmer. This music is playful, yet also is meant to have a warm nostalgia to it. The second movement, "Twilight", depicts the time after sunset when there is still a little bit of light left in the sky. "Twilight" is atmospheric and reflective, and is meant to capture the deep blue of the sky at this time of day, while also capturing calm mood surrounding this time of day. The final movement, "Starlight", attempts to capture the vast array of stars that can be seen once the sun has completely set. I wanted to capture how active the night sky can be, and the feeling of always being able to find something you haven't seen before when looking at the stars.
"Snapshots" is now available on all streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music!Rock FragmentsJack Yagerline Music2021-06-23 | "Rock Fragments" · Jack Yagerline
jackyagerline.comClouds by Hiroshi Yoshimura (Mallet Quartet Arrangement)Jack Yagerline Music2020-12-02 | From his 1982 album, Music For Nine Post Cards
Recorded at James Madison University
jackyagerline.comAn Economy of Means by Robert Honstein, Performed by Jack YagerlineJack Yagerline Music2020-12-02 | 0:00 I. Filigree 2:05 II. Chorale
Recorded at James Madison University
jackyagerline.comOn the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter (Mallet Quartet Arrangement)Jack Yagerline Music2020-09-10 | This piece is from Max Richter's second album, The Blue Notebooks.
According to Richter, this piece was written as a place for him to think, in response to the 2003 Iraq War
On the Nature of Daylight is one of those pieces that has affected me very deeply, and I felt moved to make my own version as a place for myself to think about our current world situation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
jackyagerline.comOpening (from Glassworks) by Philip Glass, Performed by Jack YagerlineJack Yagerline Music2020-01-19 | Opening from Philip Glass' "Glassworks" adapted for solo marimba
Recorded at James Madison University
jackyagerline.comPrelude in E Minor by Casey Cangelosi, Performed by Jack YagerlineJack Yagerline Music2020-01-19 | Prelude in E Minor for Solo Marimba by Casey Cangelosi