Traffic Puzzles

for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon

Traffic Puzzles is a five-movement set of miniatures, each one derived from certain traffic patterns we are all more than familiar with. The rhythmic gestures across each movement serve to simulate what it is like to be in these traffic situations. Meanwhile, the tonal structures portray my subjective feelings when experiencing said situations. Though, both components contain enough ambiguity to allow the performer and listener their own interpretations through the title of each movement alone.