
Rare Bird Productions

Dancing death Dancing death
This is another old song, written and recorded in 1990, with a Commodore Amiga and a program called DMCS, which was rather primitive.

Sometimes I feel .... Sometimes I feel ....
I wrote this song in 13 days in October 1990. This version was recorded in a professional studio, but still with a primitive computer-program.

Some difference Some difference
This was the very first song I wrote. It was composed in 1979 during Dutch class at school. I just wrote the notes on paper, having only a vague idea of how it would sound. Many years later, when I had a computer and a program which made it possible

Piano salvation - 1 - Andante Piano salvation - 1 - Andante
The first part of a piece, written for four piano's.

Piano salvation - 2 - Allegro Piano salvation - 2 - Allegro
This is the second part of Piano salvation, written for four piano's. For more information look at the first part.

Piano salvation - 3 - Adagio Piano salvation - 3 - Adagio
This is the third part of Piano salvation

Piano salvation - 4 - Presto Piano salvation - 4 - Presto
This is the forth part of Piano salvation

Piano salvation - 5 - Andante Piano salvation - 5 - Andante
This is the closing section of Piano salvation

Music for a lost penguin Music for a lost penguin
I'm not going to tell what inspired me, because it doesn't sound anything like it.

Summer Heath Summer Heath
In fact this is mood-music, but I couldn't find this genre.

Vier Asse und ein Joker (new version) Vier Asse und ein Joker (new version)
A rerecording of this song in which there are a lot of soli. This time I used a sampler instead of synthesizers for the piano, electric piano and alto saxophone

Thunderstorm (new version) Thunderstorm (new version)
A new version of this old barnstormer. I replaced the piano-sound of the synthesizer by a piano from my sampler.


Branoul (new version) Branoul (new version)
One of my best classical compositions, according to some people. I released it under my own name.

Morgenstimmung (new version) Morgenstimmung (new version)
The piano-version of this composition. This is the instrument it was originally written for.

Rare Bird Suite part 1 (Here I am) Rare Bird Suite part 1 (Here I am)
This is the opening part of my Rare Bird Suite, which is based on the lyrics of the song I have taken my group name from

Rare Bird Suite part 2 (It's me) Rare Bird Suite part 2 (It's me)
The second part of my Rare Bird Suite, based on the lyrics of the song Rare Bird by Hoelderlin

Rare Bird Suite part 3 Rare Bird Suite part 3
Fields of thoughts and dreams 1 is part 3 of my Rare Bird Suite, based on the lyrics of the song Rare Bird by Hoelderlin

Rare Bird Suite part 4 (Hills and trees) Rare Bird Suite part 4 (Hills and trees)
The fourth part of my Rare Bird Suite, based on the lyrics of Rare Bird by Hoelderlin.

Rare Bird Suite part 5 Rare Bird Suite part 5
This is the fifth part of my Rare Bird Suite, based on the lyrics of Rare Bird by Hoelderlin.