The repetitive rhythmic structure of the motif invokes the mechanical rhythm of an idealized train engine. There is a constant rhythmic motion to the train, but as we travel we see various shades of colors and textures out of the window and occasionally slip into day-dreaming, reflecting on the past, and imagining the future. At one point the daydream takes over and the rhythm is lost for a short while. A bridge, unrelated to the main theme, takes over for a moment of pure reflection. We are awakened from our daydream by the activity and excitement of the next stop, and the anticipation that this may be our destination. Alas it is not, and as we continue our journey, the rhythm guides us onwards towards the next stop. The stops, which function musically like choruses, focus consciousness on the present and hint at being another step closer to the final destination, until finally we do reach it: the metaphorical New York.

ALBUM INFO:

"The Idea Of You" is the first of a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may it help you on your journey, as it has us...

The Idea Of You Cover Art "The Idea Of You" is music inspired by the spirit of Eros and all of its blessings as well as its tribulations. It explores the vicissitudes of romantic love, the delicate seasons and contour of life, and all the lessons learned along the way. Themes of desire, passion, limerence, romantic love, idolatry, jealousy, envy, loss, regret, forgiveness, acknowledgment, appreciation, acceptance, and eventually glimpses of true understanding permeate the work. It attempts to communicate that which so many of us can never quite communicate properly with words. It is an open apology for the clumsy mistakes we all make when coming to maturity in learning how to care selflessly for another human being. It is a gentle reminder as to what is most important in life, as well as an invocation to continuously seek self-improvement regarding our understanding of such matters.

Andrew Souter -- Train To New York (Part)

Tinush Salehi - Withered

Zbigniew Preisner - Life After Life

The Music Educators Toolbox is a collection of free, open-source learning resources and assessment tools created for classroom use by music teachers and Carnegie Hall teaching artists. Developed after an in-depth, five-year partnership between Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute and PS/MS 161 in upper Manhattan, the resources are designed to be adaptable for use in a variety of music classroom settings. The Toolbox currently features grade-specific music education resources addressing fundamentals of Meter, Rhythm, Form and Design, Expressive Qualities, Pitch, and Performing. To learn more, visit www.carnegiehall.org/toolbox/.

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 by J.S. Bach. Performed by Shelley Katz. Available from Musopen (https://musopen.org/music/937/johann-sebastian-bach/goldberg-variations-bwv-988/). This work is licensed as Public Domain. 

J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria

demo recording done with Zoom H4n and garageband.



Little Bird - The Autumn Song

Piano - Kacper Dubisz
Philharmonic Orchestra of Radom Music School conducted by Przemysław Zych

Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 22 1st movement

had a groove going and tried to record it..

Unfamiliar Everything

50 Classical Music Hits - The Best Classical Music Collection

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, II. Adagio

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Avalon

Classical Music - Antonin Dvorak - String Quartet No12 in F Major, Op96 American

© 2020 David Hollandsworth  Composed for the Piano Soundboard's challenge "A Song Tells a Story." To compose a piece that paints a picture. I chose to compose a piece that conveys a recent painting done by my wife called "Choices." The piano is the iBach Dream Piano available for free on pianobook.uk (Oil painting by Carole Hollandsworth - June 2020)

Choices

I create things.  Musical things...  Technological things...

Production of my third solo piano album to complete the trilogy is underway now! Stay tuned...

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