Alternative Classical Music?
This is not
your father’s stodgy, dry, academic, left-brain-only music. This
is music that is fun and engaging, while preserving those aspects that
make classical music deep: counterpoint, rich harmonies, its instrumental palette,
and its varied structures.
These aesthetics reflect my several loves in classical music. I love counterpoint,
be it a Josquin madrigal, Mozart’s Requiem, or a Schubert piano trio.
I love the broad structures composers create. For example,
Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony starts with a movement that is almost 14 minutes
long—nearly unheard of in pop music (excepting progressive rock, of
which I am a huge fan).
There is so much to love that I can’t help but contribute! This
is what led me down the path of composing. If you enjoy what
you encounter on these pages, please drop me a
line. But most of all, enjoy!
Christopher Lee Fraley
Composer of accessible, yet deep, classical music for orchestra,
chorus, chamber ensemble, and solo voice.