A couple of days work on The Candle Burns, which I've played live many times since its premiere in 2019. This took a few takes, but it's mostly a piano-based piece of work, with a huge and overly complex finale, a jangle of notes in odd timing, overly romantic and not at all to time. I'm already shuddering at needing to transcribe it.
Then, yesterday, an outline of a new piece which we've not performed; Lilac 12 Fold Dodecahedron. I found this very difficult. The words are all about softness and, specifically, roundness, so the music generally follows suit. What is difficult, is coming up with new melodies and keys each time.
Today I've charged into the major SFXEngine upgrade, which will take all week. It's now running with only two test engines and no load or save capability, but the core frequency can be changed. The next step is all-new sample engines, then all-new engines, then the new load and save conversion, and finally tweaks and testing.
