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A handwritten analysis dating from the time of the composition. See also Introducing the solo piano works of Robert Casteels by Jesscia Leong

This handwritten document shows the concordance between the pitches in treble clef read from left to right and the pitches in bass clef read from right to left.

This document contains the keys to the musical language of Taman Suara opus 60 (page VI of the full score)

Article written for the Composers Society of Singapore and published on its blog on 16 April 2019. Casteels gives advice to young composers on the best strategies and practices when interacting with their conductors and orchestras premiering their piece.

This comprehensive analysis with relevant autobiographic narration covers compositions who have a structure of a vault, that is musical events unfolds until a central point, after which they reappear in reverse order. The compositions are: Solvitur ambulando opus 127, JOY! opus 137A, Diptych opus 137B, JOY!, Symphony no. 6 opus 138, Arch opus 140, dÔme opus 141 and YaY opus 149.

Time:crystals is a 2019 transdisciplinary project funded by the National Arts Council. Part of the project was a continuation of 'Hearing Images&Seeing Sound'. The other part consisted in the creation of 'Nine Dragons' with videographer Cécile Chagnaud. Include Flyer.

xxxx:time:space: (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) are collaborative works for various acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments, live audio and visual processing, tape and video conceived and executed by Dr Robert Casteels (composer and sphere-player), Dirk Stromberg (e-luthier and composer) and Andrew Thomas (visual director). Recording lists amd article. More info at http://timespace.sg/

Bar by bar analysis of the opus 61 trio for violin, cello and piano with a numerical idée fixe of 10, 8 6, the c minor chord idée fixe, pitch e flat idée fixe common to 12 harmonies, melodic material built on c sharp whole tone scale and three motives.

Bar by bar analysis of the six elements, each based on number six, that constitute the opus 63 quartet entitled Trois-Vingts.