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The Bauhaus Group
The Bauhaus Group is a class I am in, in Guildhall, taught by John Harle. I wanted to include this 'class' in my website since it's definitely the part of Guildhall I value the most education-wise.
The classes range from learning and listening to Stravinsky’s scores, watching ballets, watching Brothers Quay stop motion, and other archival films. On top of this, we dive into experimental subgenres of modern classical music, from minimalism to machine music, and how it links to the renowned Bauhaus school and conventions.
Inspired from these stimuli, I’ve made an electronic score exploring the different levels and textures of the Barbican, saxophone scores (based on shapes, haikus, a utopian Bauhaus society) and written orchestral score for strings, inspired by Stravinsky’s octatonic scales and relentless rhythmic nodes.
If these works are picked, they’ll be played at the Barbican for the Bauhaus festival on the 23rd May.
My works from this class:
LABOUR - Orchestral Score and Experimental Video (1st Draft)
"There is no way to peace—Peace is the way" by A.J. Muste
This is the first draft of my orchestral piece, heavily inspired by Stravinsky's orchestral pieces. The piece relies on its rhythmic ideas; using rhythmic cells, unpredictable time signatures, and using a disorientating structure. This was heavily inspired by Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. I also use Stravinsky's trademark octatonic scales for its melodic and harmonic information.
The video is edited from Stan VanDerBeek - Poem Field No. 7. One of the first computer animations from 1967-68 (in collaboration with computer scientist Ken Kowlton), and its a part of 10 pieces. The video uses phrases from A.J. Muste's enigmatic poem "There is no way to peace—Peace is the way", as well as sporadically spitting out words from the phrase 'No More War'. I titled my composition 'LABOUR' because of the intense, soviet-like, relentless feel to the piece, a contrast to the messaging for peace in the piece.
This piece was played as part of the Bauhaus Festival at The Silk Street Hall in Guildhall Music & Drama on the 22nd May 2026.
Score PDF ->
Reflections (Barbican) - Electronic Composition
This was made by layering lots of synth sounds I synthesised, and then messed on my DX21 with the LFOs, and algorithms to really explore a wide variety sound design. At the end I used a 'node' which we were suggested to by the teacher, which is generative music, created by Brian Eno's software. Everything else was fully synthesised and created by me (including the video and editing).
How this electronic composition links to Bauhaus:
- With my filming, I capture patterns, shapes, and textures rather than entire buildings.
- Messing with dynamic perspectives:
Capturing The Barbican from unusual angles or viewpoints.
- Focusing on Reflections and Transparency:
Capturing elements of The Barbican with reflective surfaces, like the water and focusing on how light interacts with these surfaces to create striking effects.
- Seeking Geometric Abstractions:
Finding parts of the Barbican with strong geometric shapes, such as squares, triangles, circles, and rectangles.
- Experimenting with Light:
and observing how lighting conditions change and affect mood and appearance.
- Colour vs. Monochrome:
All the real water sources (e.g, the drain seen at the beginning) is really earthy and obnoxious (but real), whereas, all the colourful beautiful water sources (e.g, the light blue water and fountains) are artificially dyed.
TrSqCi - Saxophone score
conducting score
a couple of saxophone scores
(there were 6 in total)
How this sax score links to Bauhaus:
Equal society. Comfortable to play, everyone is equally important
All the parts are in some ways based on triangle and squares
The circularity and never ending of the piece is the circle, and generative.
Primary colours reflected in the simple melodies, simple time signature, and strong colour set out by the strong key signature and tonal centre. trying to create a sensory perception.
Building on minimalism, (inspired by Terry Riley's In C )