[0:00] - Grand Scherzo
[9:06] - Interlude in g minor
[10:12] - Interlude in C
[11:58] - Interlude in f minor
[14:47] - Etude of Remembrance
[25:29] - Independence Rag

This tape of original piano compositions, recorded in 1990, gives a look into the types of pieces I was writing as a teen. The recording contains significant echo/reverb owing to the cavernous church in which it was recorded.

Grand Scherzo - very much in the style of the Chopin Scherzos, particularly Nos. 1 and 2.

Interlude in g minor - reminiscent of a Bach-style prelude.

Interlude in C - again in a baroque contrapuntal style, with the added attraction that the piece travels through all the major keys in its short duration.

Interlude in f minor - a somewhat more mature work with tones of late Beethoven, romanticism, and modern pop.

Etude of Remembrance - my best, favorite and most original work up until that time. Pulsing, atmospheric minimalism, including direct quotations of Schubert. The murky acoustics here add to the effect in this case.

Independence Rag - classic James Scott-like ragtime; also inspired by the lyric simplicity of Bolcom's "Through Eden's Gates".

Brian Keenan Original Piano Compositions 1990 Tape

Original contemporary ragtime composition from 1990.

Blue Cheese Rag

Solo piano cover of the 1979 power pop ballad by Cheap Trick.

Voices

From the CD "Traditions", Midwestern folk ragtime composed by Tom Shea.

Brun Campbell Express

Classic ragtime composed by Joseph Lamb. Recorded live at the Rocky Mountain Ragtime Festival in Boulder, CO.

Excelsior Rag (live)

Brazilian tango by Ernesto Nazareth. Recorded live at the Rocky Mountain Ragtime Festival in Boulder, CO.

Tenebroso (live)

Original piano composition written in 2004.

Desolate

Original piano composition written in 2015.

Scilla

Original piano composition from October 2015.

Flattery

Midwestern folk ragtime by Brun Campbell. Performed live at the Rocky Mountain Ragtime Festival in Boulder, CO.

Campbell Cakewalk (live)

Missouri rag-blues, composed in 1964 by Trebor Tichenor. Recorded in 1996 in Escanaba, Michigan.

Show Me Rag (A Missouri Defiance)

Original romantic rag composition, written in 1991; from live demo recording made in 1993 in Monument, Colorado.

The Dreamer

Original composition written April 2017. Named after scenic country road in Wisconsin.

GG. chorale drone fantasy for organ

Original composition, piano miniature, written December 2016.

Adaptive Immoderation

Original composition, contemporary piano solo, written May-June 2016.

Finite Value Attachment

Original composition, contemporary piano solo, written September 2016.

Onward to the Fathomage

0:00 Farewell to Paradise (Fred Hoeptner)
6:41 Aura of Indigo (Fred Hoeptner)
13:50 Hidden Falls
21:40 Harriet Island
27:14 Crosby Farm
34:07 Carter
38:16 Lake Country Ballad (unfinished fragment)
40:33 The Wagon Wheel

Brian Keenan St Paul Apartment Solo Piano Session 1997 - 07 - 26

Brian Keenan has been a featured performer at ragtime festivals in Colorado, Missouri, California, Indiana and Iowa. Brian has written over 50 original compositions, and has expanded his repertoire to include all things Americana (pop, jazz, and standards).

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