So beautifully and profoundly nostalgic - as most of your wonderful piano-led compositions, Philip!

A melancholy piece with powerful harmonies, wonderful.

I really like the subtly of the backing which adds a subliminal atmosphere to the piano...

as if you overheard something about me, music from heart to heart...real classic

I really like the solo piano interlude before the other voices join back in.  Beautifully crafted.

Thank you very much for this heavenly music of great depth and beauty... It's such a masterpiece.

Each year there is a celebration for Piano Day. It falls on the 88th day of each year. In case you don't know the significance of the number 88, it's the amount of keys on a piano keyboard. I have had a love affair, over the past 3 years, with recording real pianos, so once again, I pulled of the front & top panels of an old "Beale" upright, positioned Royer 121 ribbon mics left & right & then set a Nuemann U87 directly in the middle above the hammers. Then I rolled the tape & just improvised this tune. Many people have been feeling meaningless, due to the Covid 19 restrictions & how it has changed our lives. Isolation, lack of socialisation, fear for the future & so on. This tune was born from these initial feelings, but has an optimistic ring to it. Enjoy.

Meaningless

Meaningless #Piano Day 2021

First Snowfall

I think the circle is round. Finished the 5th impromptu today. It has the sounds of some of the other impromptus, a strong somewhat difficult rhythm, the flowing and harmonious episode, some nice chords and a bit of a wild theme. Hope you like it and I'm glad to hear your opinion on it. My intention is to upload the 5 impromptus fo spotify and other platforms.

Impromptu 5

piece by piece 8.23.25

Evening Meal

The Space Between Broke And Broken

Another terrible tragedy for humanity today ....

The weeping of the world

Melancholy

I realize it has been quite a while since i last posted.
Since my recent bereavement, I've been remembering, re-balancing, and finding it much more difficult than i could ever have imagined. Paige was the Love of my life, my best friend, and such a character!  :-D
 
But, all things considered, Life is Good! The death of ones beloved, not so much. 
However, the love of friends and family continues to make all the difference as i am on my own again for the first time in 35 years.

So, it gives me great pleasure to release my first New Piano Improvisation since my darling Wife, Paige, who was also my Muse, and Best Friend, passed away in my arms so suddenly on the first day of May in 2018).   

Now, all i can do is continue to Share my Love, my Music ... and to Remember and Cherish the Fullness of All we inJOYed during the many years we adventured together.  <3 

In-deed, i pledge to continue Creating and Sharing the humble musical gifts i have been blessed with, in remembrance of the amazing love we shared. 

Rest in Peace, and continue to Be yourSelf wherever you may Be, 'My love, my fair one.' 
Our Love is Forever! <3

~  Gary

© Gary Courtland-Miles 2018
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2018
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The Video below was a gift from @Arcaans 
It's a synchronous beauty, and i thank him deeply. 
May you inJoy.  :)

youtu.be/weLffF0yO7g

Resonant Memories and Magical Moments

In this track i used acoustic guitar, Irish flute, piano, tin whistle, strings, electric bass and acoustic drums.
Thank you for listening :)

Composition: Julien Apelian
Recording studio: Audio Colors
December 2019

British Isles

Chaconne in Blue

“A painter paints pictures on canvas but musicians paint their pictures on silence.” -  Leopold Stokowski

A member of Cellar Door which you can find here: https://soundcloud.com/cdoor

"The most powerful and magical language is music. The reason for this is that music is the original language. Music is not ornamented poetry, and poetry is not ornamented prose. Poetry is fallen music, and prose is fallen poetry. Prose is not the original language; it is poetry made practical. Even poetry is not the original language; it is music made speakable, it is the words of music separated from their music. In the beginning was music." (Peter Kreeft, Philosophy of Tolkien)

Chaconne in Blue

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