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Sleepy Kisses (Nocturne in A Minor) Acoustic piano
Sleepy Kisses (Nocturne in A Minor) Acoustic piano
Acoustic piano. Soft, romantic, impressionistic.
Trees and Leaves
Trees and Leaves
Song with orchestral background -- see lyrics for the poem it is based on
Gentle Rain
Gentle Rain
Song with orchestral background. See the lyrics for the poem it is based on.
In The Garden
In The Garden
I have wondered for a long time what prayer Jesus made that final night. Perhaps this one. For most of my songs I wrote the poem first, sometimes many years before the music. But this time I wrote the music first -- then the words came.
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Song with orchestral background. See the lyrics for the poem.
Autumn's Call
Autumn's Call
Song with an orchestral background. See the lyrics for the poem.
Banshees
Banshees
Song with orchestral background. See lyrics for the poem it is based on.
Beethoviana
Beethoviana
When I'm not playing my own compositions on the piano, I'm playing the late Beethoven sonatas. The influence is obvious is this piece -- the simplicity of the theme, the subtle complexity of the development -- and a little surprise.
Heaven's Portals (Meditation in F)
Heaven's Portals (Meditation in F)
Majestic, meditative
Bliss (Andante in F)
Bliss (Andante in F)
Theme and variations -- the companion piece to Heaven's Portals
Chopsticks Revisted (Allegro in C)
Chopsticks Revisted (Allegro in C)
Vibrant and lyrical, with comtemplative interludes.
