Celebrating piano day 2021! Švenčiam pianino dieną 2021! #pianoday2021

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Ornette Coleman: Lonely Woman

New England Conservatory piano major Hexin Qiao performs John Cage's Suite for a Toy Piano. Recorded live in Jordan Hall February 6, 2012.

John Cage: Suite for Toy Piano

05 Quis Est Homo

Performed by the Indiana University Concert Band under the baton of Dr. Eric Smedley

I’ve often been told, “When writing for band, you can’t think like a guitarist”.  This was always a bit difficult for me, as I’m, well, a guitarist.  I struggled with finding the “right” way to think about band for years, and that always kept me at somewhat of a distance from the band world.  I felt like an outsider, which in many ways, I am.  You see, guitar is a very attack-based instrument.  When played, there’s a strong initial attack on the strings, followed by a rapid decay of the note.  And while wind and brass can certainly make strong attacks, they can also perform the opposite – near silent initial attacks with long, sustained tones.  I struggled with this idea of, “…you can’t think like a guitarist”, until I decided to just embrace my “attack-y” way of thinking, and make it work for band.  This piece wholly embraces my guitar way of thinking, and incorporates many influences from guitar based music – most notably, heavy metal.  It is my hope that you can think like a guitarist and make it work for this amazing ensemble.

Blackout Metal Mixtape for Concert Band

Curtains (Piano Day 2017)

Here is  my transcription and performance of Handel's Trio on two Bb Clarinets and one Bass Clarinet. This Allegro movement is one of four in the first Trio of eight that make up Opus 2. The depth and textural variety is stunning and the sheer vitality a complete joy to hear, let alone play, so all the more amazing to learn he wrote them as a young teenager.

G F Handel Opus 2, Trio no.1, Allegro

Sonia's Song (Ukranian Folk Song). Alexander Siloti 1923 on Duo-Art 6657.
Recorded by VViljanen Feb 7, 2019, and the rec. updated Feb16, 2023 from a reconstructed and digitally simulated original reproducing Duo-Art  piano roll, using on its replay & recording a modelled Bluethner  grand. 
ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED.
Photo:  Alexander Siloti with his teacher Franz Liszt.
Alexander Siloti (born 1863 near Kharkov, Ukraine -and d. 1945  in New York) - was pianist, conductor and composer. The most remarkable of his teachers was Franz Liszt. 
His daughter, Kyriena Siloti, was also a noted pianist and teacher in New York and Boston until her death in 1989, aged 94.
Basic info of the original piano roll:
RUSSIAN (Ukrainian) FOLK-SONG ("Sonia's Song") (arrangement by Siloti)
Roll Number: 6657, 6657-3
Composer/Creator: Riabinin
Pianist: Siloti
Roll System: Duo-Art
Country: US
Date: September, 1923
Category: popular, salon
Original Price: $2.75
*Info source: The Player Piano Group web page (by permission)

Sonia's Song (Ukranian Folk Song). Alexander Siloti 1923 on Duo-Art 6657

Frida

Classical Favorites Volume III

The Seasons, Op. 37a, No. 10 October, Autumn Song

"October" from "The Seasons," by Tchaikovsky

Anthony Joseph Lanman is an active and passionate musician that divides his time between composing, performing, teaching and advocacy for new classical music.

As a composer, Anthony creates music that reaches general audiences as well as new music connoisseurs. Embracing influences that range from progressive rock and metal, to medieval and renaissance music, to jazz, to new classical, Anthony strives to create a sound that is his own. He has written for ensembles and soloists around the world.

Recent commissions include – E.G.S./A.J.L. for guitarist Matthew Cochran, Hear Us! for children’s choir and string ensemble commissioned by Otter Creek Middle School, Automaton – a concerto for 8-string electric guitar and percussion for Clocks In Motion, The Rag and Bone Shop – a song cycle for baritone and piano trio for Brian Lewis and David Small commissioned by the University of Texas Butler School of Music, Rush – a quartet commissioned by the Music Teacher’s National Association and the Indiana Music Teacher’s Association, Hommages for Piano, Book 2, for Holly Roadfeldt, and Damselfly – a duo for 8-string electric guitar and percussion for Kyle Lutes.

Anthony’s performing career began in high school while singing and playing electric guitar with his touring progressive band Canvas. His principle instrument changed to classical guitar during his undergraduate years at University of Texas at Austin where he studied with Adam Holzman. Through his graduate study at Indiana University he added renaissance lute and theorbo to his instrumental arsenal, studying with Nigel North. He has performed with the University of Texas New Music Ensemble, the University of Texas Early Music Ensemble, the Indiana University New Music Ensemble, the Indiana State University Wind Ensemble, and Clocks in Motion. He has also performed many concerts of solo and chamber music.

Anthony’s advocacy is life-long. In the nineties, he hosted a contemporary classical music radio show on KVRX in Austin, Texas. In the 21st century, he promoted fellow Indiana University composers through a web presence on Mp3.com (now defunct); created Guitar Heroes, a weekly presentation series in Second Life; and produced more than 100 episodes of his ongoing music-centric podcasts All the Cool Parts and the 1,000 Recordings Podcast. He has appeared as a guest on Soundnotion, Composer Quest, Classical Guitar Insider, Goes 2 Eleven, and The Portfolio Composer.  His new podcast 1 Track focuses on the music of the contemporary classical world.  In addition, he has exposed thousands of new listeners to contemporary classical composers by sharing this music to his more than 400,000 followers on Soundcloud.

Anthony has held several positions at multiple universities and colleges, as well as K-12 public schools. In 2016, he held an adjunct position at Butler University in addition to teaching choir and music at West Vigo Middle School. He holds a BM in composition from the University of Texas, and an MM and DM in composition from Indiana University.

Anthony currently resides in Bloomington, IN with his wife Jenna and their cats Silas and Bod.

Blackout Metal Mixtape for Concert Band

Anthony Joseph Lanman

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