Browsing Faculty Music by Issue Date

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    • Die Zusage/The Approval 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2001-01-01)
      The Approval. This piece came to me after I was accepted for graduate school in chemistry at Florida State University, Tallahassee.

    • Alles Allerlei 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2001-03-01)
      Translates to "All Kinds of". This is a fairly short piece with a nice swinging rhythm to it. Enjoy.

    • Klimakatastrophe 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to Climate Catastrophe". This piece came to me after witnessing a strong storm where a nearby forest was literally flattened. It made me wonder and concerned ever since.

    • Nachfreude 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates literally to "The Joy After", which means the joyous feeling after something nice has happened.

    • Tanz der Magier 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to: The Dance of the Magicians.

    • I've Got My Honey Back 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Captures the mood after reconciliation.

    • Preludium Im Vier Viertel Takt 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Prelude in 4/4 beat. One of my first attempts of composing.

    • Wieder ein Jahr Vorueber/Another Year Passed 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      This piece starts off a bit melancholic (another year gone by, sigh...) but then celebration wins. Enjoy!

    • Der Schlendrian 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      This title is a German word which is hard to translate. It is somewhere between inefficiency and casualness. I somehow think of this piece in this way. Nevertheless, enjoy!

    • Prelude Im Herbst 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Prelude in fall season: One of my first attempts of composing.

    • Prelude En Silence 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      One of my first attempts of composing.

    • Leben Und Lieben 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to "Living and Loving". A lively piece, enjoy!

    • Und Sie Bewegt Sich Doch/And Still, She Moves 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to "And Still, She Moves", which is what astronomer Galileo Galilei was saying about the earth, which got him into a lot of trouble.

    • Sehnsucht Nach Liebe/Longing for Love 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to "longing for love". This song I wrote during my first year studying chemistry. I was smitten by a particular student, but she already had a boy friend…

    • Showers of Blessings 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      I would play this song to my wife while she was pregnant. As I am writing these lines our daughter is in middle school and loves music (and volleyball). God is good.

    • The Lord is my Shepherd/Der Herr ist mein Hirte 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      This is the second of two pieces that came to me while writing my Ph.D. thesis. I only later noticed that the words of Psalm 23 can indeed be sung along with the tune.

    • Weihnachtszeit/Christmas Time 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to "Christmas Time": Between the hectic advent activities, hopefully some peaceful moment can be found.

    • Wolkig Bis Heiter/cloudy to bright 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to "cloudy to bright". One of my first attempts of composing.

    • Vor Dem Examen/Before the Exam 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      Translates to "Before the Exam": You can probably here how my confidence level was…

    • And Then 

      Hoffmann, Markus M. (2002-01-01)
      A mix of romantic and up-beat feel.