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Piano Improvisation 2024-05-20 Piano Improvisation 2024-05-20

Another piano improvisation, with some slightly weird chord progressions

#39 in Lounge No samples

C64 Random Impression 1 C64 Random Impression 1

All sounds were programmed on a Commodore 64. Random-generated melodies without rhythm, without structure, without development. Boring to death if you insist on listening 'actively', but not that bad as background. Based on a (12edo) whole-tone sca

Experimental Sounds

C64 Random Impression 2 C64 Random Impression 2

Same algorithm as 'C64 Random, Impression 1', with slightly different sounds.

Experimental Sounds

Asimchomsaia Asimchomsaia

The first successful result of my experiments in the field of alternative tunings. It uses 5-tone equal temperament, i.e. one octave is divided into 5 equal steps. Additionally, it is in 5/8 measure.

Contemporary

Chotto Gagaku Chotto Gagaku

Harmonica improvisation, slightly oriental style, with some influences from Japanese Gagaku music

World General

Piano Improvisation 2017-12-11 (poco Mazurka) Piano Improvisation 2017-12-11 (poco Mazurka)

Contemporary

Piano Improvisation 2016-10-21 Piano Improvisation 2016-10-21

Lounge

Piano Improvisation 2016-10-11 Piano Improvisation 2016-10-11

Lounge

Sinai Sinai

Harpsichord improvisation, mainly in the oriental maqam Husseini

#36 in Traditional Arabic

Rhapsody for Cairo no. 2 Rhapsody for Cairo no. 2

My contribution to the Pianoteq contest 2015, and my second piano improvisation applying oriental scales. In 17-tone equal temperament.

Contemporary

Piano Improvisation 2015-10-25 no. 2 Piano Improvisation 2015-10-25 no. 2

Yet another piano improvisation, sort of bitonal again

Lounge

Piano Improvisation 2015-10-25 no. 1 Piano Improvisation 2015-10-25 no. 1

Piano improvisation, sort of bitonal again

Lounge

Nuqjatlh? Raqlet! Nuqjatlh? Raqlet!

Microtonal piece in Klingon tuning (27edt) using sound samples of raclette, a tradtional swiss dish with melted cheese.

Experimental Sounds

Rhapsody for Cairo no. 1 Rhapsody for Cairo no. 1

Piano improvisation in classical-romantic manner, partly applying oriental scales. In 17-tone equal temperament.

Contemporary

Val Fedoz Val Fedoz

Microtonal piano composition with 22 tones per octave, using porcupine temperament

Contemporary

Fuyumoya 1 Fuyumoya 1

Piano, bitonal/atonal. Trying to catch the spirit of japanese Noh music.

Contemporary

Piano Improvisation 2014-08-31 Piano Improvisation 2014-08-31

Another jazzy, slightly bitonal piano improvisation

Jazz General

Nocturne Nocturne

Classical-romantic style piano piece in 22-equal tuning

Contemporary

Alla Turca Alla Turca

Piece for retuned piano, harmonica, and percussion, using approximations of arabic maqam scales

World General

Piano Improvisation 2012-09-15 no. 2 Piano Improvisation 2012-09-15 no. 2

Yet another slightly bitonal piano improvisation

Jazz General