Piano, Instrumental Music, Songs, and Electronic Music
Besides classical piano, I enjoy experimenting with a variety of types of music. The top menu sorts the blogs into approximate categories. Some blogs might go into more than one category. Where there’s interest, I create sheet music for free download. Let me know if there’s something you would like made available. I often shoot video of performances, but for electronic creations I sometimes make videos using AI. Some videos are a mix of video I’ve taken and AI-generated video.
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Variations on a Theme by Chopin – S. Rachmaninov
From this lengthy work of many variations, I present here the theme with two of my favorite variations: IV for its storminess, and XI for its beautiful chromaticism.
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Cants Magics – F. Mompou
A set of visionary and imaginative short works published in 1919. The video is separated in short works to reduce file sizes.
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The Harmonica Player – David Guion
A 1926 piano piece imitating a harmonic tune of the American South.
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Scramble
A jazz sextet number featuring 2 saxophones and 2 keyboards, drums, and bass. The piece is in 12/8 (4 triplets), and latin-inspired montunos (relatively continuous keyboard sequences) enter midway through. Diminished chord structures give the piece an angular feel.
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Watch Me
Electronic dance music in a “deep house” style inspired by the heroine in Ken Follet’s “Pillars of the Earth.” Short video and the full audio track
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It Ain’t Out for Now
An electronic dance creation based on an improvisation of some older music sketches. Audio track on SoundCloud
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Double Gone
Another song inspired by the absurdist melancholy TV series “Patriot.” Short video and the full audio track
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A Steady Kind of Blue
A jazz song with lyrics inspired by the absurdist melancholy hit TV series “Patriot.” Short video and the full audio track
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Siren’s Call Boogie
A rock instrumental that is an improvisation on my song Siren’s Call. Short video and the full audio track
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You Got Your Fantasy
Electronic dance music in a “house” style. Short video and full audio track