DESCRIPTION:
The earliest sketches of Contemporary Bestiary were composed in the late months of 2015, after receiving the poet’s permission to use the text and wouldn’t be completed until the summer of 2016. The poems were taken from Vasilina Orlova’s book of the same title. The instrumentation was very loosely inspired by a conversation on Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire and my own listening of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, as neither of these works use the full ensemble at all times. The piece is constructed using a modified whole-tone scale. A short set of songs, these are intended to be performed only as a whole.

(from the composer's own words)

Please take note that the audio AND the sheet music ARE NOT mine. Change the quality to a minimum of 480p if the video is blurry.

Original audio: https://soundcloud.com/matthew-mancillas-812067458/contemporary-bestiary-vocalchamber
(Performance by: Briana Olivares as soprano, Baltazar Diaz on the flute, Clarisa de la Garza on the clarinet, and Jovan Paez on the piano)
Original sheet music: you can ask the composer himself by giving him a PM, or better yet, you can also check out his other content on his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MancillasMatthew