Victor T. Anstine describes his music style as mostly neo-romantic, influenced by some of his inspirations; Wolfgang A. Mozart, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, J.S. Bach, Igor Stravinsky, Amy Beach, Leonard Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Danny Elfman, Ennio Moricone, John Williams, Erich Korngold, Lili Boulanger, Krzysztof Penderecki, Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky and many more. He has been commissioned to write pieces for his colleagues at Capital University Conservatory of Music, Film Score work, and general media soundtracks over the years. See the “Awards” page to view his composition film scoring awards.
“Just one minute of music takes one hour of work…”
— John Williams
Works in Progress:
Symphonies No. 4-8 completed, awaiting engraving
Multiple atonal symphonic poems, awaiting engraving
Wiener Walzer, Op. 66 awaiting engraving
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 60 awaiting engraving
Requiem Mass in G minor, Op. 52 awaiting engraving
Tragic opera in 3 acts in Italian, “Il Crociato”, (The Crusaders), Op.54
awaiting engraving
Opera dramma giocoso in 2 acts in Italian, “La Maga Maledetta”
(The Cursed Sorceress), Op.58
Opera seria in 3 acts in German, “Die Hexen von Ellwangen” (The Witches of Ellwangen), Op. 59
Opéra comique in 3 Acts in French, “La fille du Roi” (The King’s Daughter), Op. 61
Missa Solemnis (Solemn Mass) in C minor, Op. 63
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Symphonic Music
Symphony No. 3 - “Symphony of Life”, Op. 26 This symphony is meant to portray a life from birth to death and all of the hardships one may undergo in life.
Sheet Music available upon request.
Symphonic Poems
One of the composers compositional favorite forms is the Symphonic Poem. “Fantasy Land”, Op. 11 for Orchestra explores the magic of wishing, dreaming and acting with child-like wonder.
Sheet Music available upon request.
Symphony No. 1, Op. 12
Composed in 2011-2012, at age 14, this is the young composers first attempt at a small scale symphony. This symphony demonstrates his chamber music and large ensemble scoring abilities.
Sheet Music available upon request.
“The Edelweiss Tale”, Op. 29
Solo for A Clarinet, performed by the composer in Otto Mees Hall, Capital University Conservatory of Music. Recorded March, 2020.
"Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade", Op. 42- for Bass Clarinet and Clarinet
A contemplative duet, searching for just the right resolution. Recorded live, (Premiere) February 15, 2019, Mees Auditorium, Capital University Conservatory of Music. Nick Daniels, Bass Clarinet Victor Anstine, Clarinet.
Sheet Music available upon request.
Painting: 'Rocky Wooded Landscape with Rustic Lovers, Herdsman, and Cows,' 1771. Thomas Gainsborough.
Commissioned Piano Works:
“Travel” Op. 14, This piano solo was commissioned in 2013 by a pianist friend from school, as a task to write a virtuosic piece that he could work on. It puts one in mind of the many thrills of traveling. The rising and descending of a flight and the excitement of going to a new place.
Sheet Music available upon request.
Piano Solos
He began writing music in 2009, the piano has always been a comfortable compositional outlet since his inception as a composer.
“Life Before War”, Op. 3 is one of the first piano pieces Victor wrote when he was 12 years old. It reflects on the good times, before all was lost, and the pleasures and happiness that may never be the same again.
Sheet Music available upon request.
Improvisational Piano Pieces
Victor often Improvise on the piano and if he is satisfied with the end result he will attempt to transcribe the piece. This is one of those such transcriptions. A video of the composer playing the original Improvisation titled “Fading Dreams”, Op. 40 is available on his YouTube Channel by request, written in 2017.
Sheet Music available upon request.
Miniatures
“Soft Piano No. 1” , Op. 22 is a short repeatable piano work that was originally commissioned and composed as a relaxed, calming video game soundtrack composed in 2017.
Sheet Music available upon request.
Chamber Music
“Loch Lomond”, Op. 36 for winds, percussion and piano, 2017
Studies in Melody, Harmony & Counterpoint.
Based on the painting by Gustav Dore
I - Flute Solo, expressing beauty of landscape.
II. Vibes & Piano, Duality of the shades, light and dark- life and death.
III. Piano, flute, clarinet, Encompasses all themes and some new material.
Piano 4 Hands, Victor Anstine & Maria Prentice
Flute, Andy Fredrick
Clarinet, Yuki Okobe
Vibrophone, Lorne Rolins
Brass Ensemble
Triptych for Brass Choir, Op. 33, was written in preparation for, on, and after his European concert tour with The Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony in 2016, of which Victor was concertmaster. It is written for a small brass choir (Piccolo trumpet, 2 trumpets, 3 horns, 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba and percussion.)
Sheet Music available upon request.