Each entry is a live recording of me attempting to shorten the distance between my brain and the hammers of the piano.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
23 April 2008, #4a. "Anabelle Gurwitch" - 4m07s
In this piece is another example of a treble pedal tone. It's an open fifth, which lets me imply either minor or major with the tune. You can hear it's clearly minor for the first minute, but then it becomes slightly nebulous.
I especially like the accented notes that fall before the beat. It gives an interesting rhythmic cadence, sort of a stumbling feeling.
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Recorded on April 23rd, 2008, at Peace Church of the Brethren, in Portland, OR, with a Zoom H4 Digital Recorder. Edited with Audacity music software.
The goal of this blog is to post, on a semi-regular basis (I try to update it weekly), recordings of piano improvisation sessions, for people to listen to, and possibly comment on. These pieces are free improvs – stream-of-consciousness creations. Each improv session yields multiple pieces. A new piece starts when I sit down to play, and ends when I get up. Some pieces are split into movements, based on significant shifts in musical direction, usually with a complete stop. For more info, please read the introduction.
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