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In general my style can be described as "moderately modern", which means that my music is basically tonal (although the concept of tonality is often broadly defined ). There are parts in the compositions, that are based on the classic triad-tonality ( 'Little Serenade for two flutes'), and then again I use "tone-clusters" (' De Profundis') or serial techniques ( 'Alterations') .
I have great interest for compositional problems that lie in the realms of aesthetics, such as music, which, although repeated note accurate, always has an entirely different meaning in other contexts ('Second Symphony').
Unconventional accords have always fascinated me, and this preference is also noticeable in some of my works (eg. 'Toccata and Capriccio for strings and brass).
Jizchak Barsam, 1996