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Self Portrait: "The Composer" Welcome! Hello--my name is Jesse R. Brault and I am a musician and composer. I primarily write music for concert band, but I also write for concert chorus, piano, trombone and other solo instruments, and full orchestra. In addition to writing, I play trombone, euphonium, piano and sing as well. I have just graduated from Westby Area High School in Westby, Wisconsin. On this site is a catalogue of all my compositions from the past few years, as well as some other information about me. Also, there is a guest book if you wish to leave a comment. You can sign it here. Thanks! Recent News Jesse R. Brault will present his Senior Recital on Monday, June 1st. The recital will take place at 7:00 PM in the Historic Temple Theatre of Viroqua, Wisconsin. The Recital will feature nine solos performed on trombone, euphonium, and piano. In addition, the Westby High School Chamber Chorus will premiere his entire Mass No. 1 in F Major. For questions, please e-mail here.
Newest Compositions Seeing as I am just finally updating the site (the last update was late May), it is only fitting that I post my newest compositions since that time. "A Fanfare for Life" This composition, written during the week of Christmas 2007 and finished on Chrstimas day itself, is a celebratory fanfare for the joys of life. This piece celebrates the very essence of life and what it means to be alive. When I think in the large terms of what it means to be alive and the incredible, complex chain of events that has lead to my existence, I can only be profoundly amazed, and this composition reflects that. This piece stands for the idea that no matter how difficult times are for us individually and humanity as a whole, there is always the most important thing we can celebrate: our very existence on this earth. Listen here. "The Atrocities of War" During the week that I wrote this piece, I was watching the film "We Were Soldiers" in my english class, as we were studying literature dealing with the Vietnam era. I was profoundly affected by the images portrayed, and this piece is the result. I felt I needed to take what I felt watching the movie and tranlate it into a composition. This composition reflects the horrors of war, and should also serve as a reminder that war is something not to be taken lightly. Listen here. "Concertino No. 1 for Trombone and Piano" This concertino is a composition for Trombone and Piano that kind of emerged spontaneously in early November. There are three movements; the first is a sort of processional-slow march that features the lyrical playing and technical playing of the trombonist. The second movement is a dark, lyrical song based around a theme introduced early in the piece. Finally, for the third movement, I challenged myself to write a gallop for a solo trombone, and it is the product. The piece was premiered at the Western Wisconsin Trombone day on November 16th. Listen to the Premiere here.
“Time’s Race” is intended to be a melancholy outlook on how time passes so fast as we move through life. As I thought about it, there are plenty of things in life that do pass too fast—and usually they are the good things. The quick pace and the melancholy, pensive main theme combine to give that perspective of time passing by, however, the final chords remind the listener that life is still a great thing. Listen here. "The Oliver Overture" In March 2007, our family took in a dog. His name is Oliver and is quite a character. When he isn’t loafing around and sleeping as he does half of the day, he is incredibly energetic and is almost impossible to calm down. This piece of music is meant to portray his polar-opposite personality. It starts off with his energy, and then transitions to his mellow self, and then finally returns to the incredibly hyper and impossible to calm down dog that our family has come to love. Listen here.
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Last updated June 1st, 2008 |