As The Stars Come Falling Down

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpKNJFDUm4
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Someone once said that symphonic orchestra is the most sophisticated musical instrument humanity ever invented. And I always felt like this is an ultimate challenge for a composer to write music for such a giant. I started my first shy attempts to compose orchestral music a few years ago. Of course, at that time it was all done using digital libraries. I did dream that one day I may experience the thrill of hearing a live orchestra performing my compositions but that was truly an ephemeral dream, no actual plans to do it. Until now.

This summer my husband and I took a composing course (focusing on film composing). As a part of that course I had a homework: to compose a piece for a string orchestra. I chose the solo piano piece I wrote earlier this year as a foundation. It took a few evenings to come up with the orchestral arrangements - again, using digital libraries... at first! But then my husband said that he feels like this piece deserves to be recorded with live orchestra. And so it happened - two months ago we hired a session orchestra from Budapest. We only had half an hour session to record 2.5 minutes of this composition. Gosh, it was such an amazing experience! When I heard 40 musicians playing the harmony I burst in tears. Then I was shocked again to learn that my composition was nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

I called this piece "Distant Memories". It was written during one of the lockdowns when I was on the edge of breaking down. I devoted it to my mom, who lives on the other side of Atlantic but she used to come here every year.. until 2020.. and then 2021.. I hope we will see each other next year. But meanwhile all we have are those "distant memories".

The original piano solo version is coming next week!

"Distant Memories" (Orchestral) by Milana Zilnik

A Magical Wonderland

"No way back" is a piece for all refugees on this earth who have set out and do not look back, but courageously advance into a new, uncertain future. But at least in a future, in a future that they can shape themselves. A future where they can leave all the suffering behind and start anew. And yet, in many of these steps away from home, the melancholy of having left your own homeland resonates. Finally, there remains the hope of security, peace and inner peace.

Kein Weg zurück ist ein Stück für alle Geflüchteten auf dieser Erde, die sich aufgemacht haben und nicht zurückblicken, sondern mutig vorangehen in eine neue, ungewisse Zukunft. Aber immerhin in eine Zukunft, in eine Zukunft, die sie selbst gestalten können. Eine Zukunft, in der sie all das widerfahrene Leid zurücklassen können und neu beginnen. Und dennoch schwingt in vielen dieser Schritte weg von daheim die Wehmut mit, die eigene Heimat verlassen zu haben. Zuletzt bleibt die Hoffnung auf Sicherheit, Frieden und innere Ruhe.

No way back

PIANO DAY 2023: MACRIMA - No way back

Today's music video with Trinity of Pure Beauty Concept by Stable Diffusion, AI here.. 
https://youtu.be/TPntPjozUjw

#3473: Jun. 17, 2023: ARemembering that if walked she there ("The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats") 
Today's pure primal piano music here. Happy if this music makes you feel peaceful.. : )
Looking for absolute natural beauty every day for Piano Ten Thousand Leaves. Target number is 4536 and 3473(76.5%) achieved today. Find my project.. : )
This piece may might have good 1/f fluctuation characteristic although I stopped investigating it each piece.

My new message: "Does it make sense to preserve it for 1000 years?"

Today's cover ART is created by #Midjourney (Art Generating #AI), according to my wish. Happy if you like it.

I'm now making Archive site of Piano Ten Thousand Leaves project by utilizing #wordpress. Basically nice direction I've already gotten.. : )
Currently 1100 pieces already achieved. 
But this week I need to do something else, so I'm going to stop this task for a bit.


######## NEW 24th SELECTION ALBUM JUST RELEASED ########
"Deep Forest Girl" - the 24th selection album of piano ten thousand leaves

Youtube: Full(20 songs, 50 minutes) and Free 4K Video with Super Beautiful Motion Graphics of Artgrid
https://youtu.be/-pvjcnFysTk

spotify
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/6zftjWuL7JMF0vNYgLTSaQ

apple music
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/deep-forest-girl-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-volume-24/1692518303

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AWA:
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Other Every music streaming services in the world
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Remembering That If Walked She There - #3473 By Chair House 230618

J.S.Bach Präludium und Fuge Cis Dur. WTK No 3. BWV848. Reprod. by VV 30.6.2023 on a slight revision of a seq made by by HF 2015.
- Harm Fesefeldt(Jan 21, 1942 - June30, 2019) in Memoriam.
Photo: Johann Sebastian Bach, detail of monument at Leipzig Domkirche
Any kind of commercial use of this track is prohibited

J.S.Bach: Präludium Und Fuge Cis Major. BWV848

J.S.Bach: Präludium & Fuge Cis Dur. WTK I -3.  BWV848. Reprod.VV2023 on Seq. of H.Fesefeldt (2015).

There are transparent walls between us, we do not hear each other ... Answer me, do not be silent!
I invite you to listen to my piano improvisation "Talk to Me".

Watch the video version on my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/9FKpsbhfAJ0

The sheet music of some of my compositions can be downloaded from my website https://pianoimprovictor.com/ Some new works are available on  https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/victor-birkan-sheet-music/3028943?isPLP=1
Find all my music here: https://linktr.ee/victorbirkan

Talk To Me! - Improvised Piano Piece

J.S. Bach: Präludium & Fuge b-moll BWV867. WTK I Nr. 22. Repr.& Rec. VV 2023 from revised sequences of H. Fesefeldt 2015, using on their playback a modelled Blüthner Model 1 grand, revoiced, reconfigured, and the rec. setup made by VV.
Photo: '19.7.2023 klo 22.38' by VV.
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J.S. Bach: Präludium & Fuge b-moll BWV867. WTK I Nr. 22

J.S. Bach: Präludium & Fuge b-moll. WTK I Nr. 22. BWV867

'The Choice' composed and produced by Koen Janssen.

The path of life... every corner there's a choice. Be wise, choose right and it will lead you.

The Choice

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Classical pianist and composer on nights and weekends. Digital media executive and content producer. I live in North Carolina, USA, with my wife, two dogs, and Brodmann grand piano. 

Attended Manhattan School of Music, piano performance study with Artur Balsam. Previous teachers were John Heiss, Myron Klempner, and Olga Barabini. 

I choose daily between practicing standard repertoire and composing original piano pieces. I end up doing both and recording whenever possible.

Thank you for listening!

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Brad Hill