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NOCTURNE FOR CHAMBER WINDS
A WORK BY KATAHJ
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THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
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“These violent delights have violent ends”
This line, spoken by Friar Laurence, serves as a warning to Romeo and Juliet: their intense, fast-moving love—the “delight”—will inevitably lead to a tragic and destructive conclusion—the “violent end.” Like a fire that consumes itself too quickly, it foreshadows their eventual deaths. Reflecting on this line and its broader implications across other stories and journeys, I began to wonder what colors music might bring to these haunting words.
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From this reflection, I decided to write a nocturne that deliberately juxtaposes the line’s traditional meaning. Nocturnes are typically dreamy, intimate, and filled with adoration; however, in this work I sought to desaturate that expectation. While the opening remains dreamlike, the sense of adoration is replaced by intoxication.
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The opening scene represents these “delights” as a form of hopeless vanity— grandiose and consuming—where passionate, flowing lines create a dance of haunting motion.
The second section, The Violent Ends, transforms this intoxication into an intense dance of love and hate. Rhythmically harsh, jarring, and melodramatic, this section is punctuated by fleeting moments of warmth and tenderness, revealing love’s dual nature. Ultimately, the work reflects the idea that love can be a rose—its beauty inviting, yet its thorns capable of both allure and pain and it is up to us to accept that rose.
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These Violent Delights
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abrupt p dreamlike
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Carrollton, Georgia native, Katahj Copley (he/him/his) premiered his first work, Spectra, in 2017 and hasn’t stopped composing since. As of now, Katahj has written over 100 works, including pieces for chamber ensembles, wind ensembles, and orchestra. His compositions have been performed and commissioned by universities, organizations, and professional ensembles, including the Cavaliers Brass, California Band Director Association, Admiral Launch Duo, and “The President’s Own” Marine Band. Katahj has also received critical acclaim internationally with pieces being performed in Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Australia.
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Dr. Copley received two Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of West Georgia in Music Education and Composition in 2021. In 2023, he received his Masters in Music Composition from the University of Texas at Austinstudying with Omar Thomas and Yevgeniy Sharlat. He recieved his DMA in Music Composition at Michigan State University
Aside from composing, Katahj is an excited educator who teaches young musicians the joy of discovering music and why music is a phenomenal language.
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“Music for me has always been this impactful thing in my life. It can soothe, it can enrage, it can quiet, and it can evoke emotions that are beyond me and this world we live in. I believe that music is the ultimate source of freedom and imagination. The most freedom I have had as a musician was through composing. Composition is like me opening my heart and showing the world my drive, my passion, and my soul.”
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