Solo piano composition by Eimi Tanaka. 
Mavis Pan, piano.  Recorded on Nov 23, 2021.

This piece was inspired by one of Bach's preludes for keyboard, and is based on a similar finger pattern throughout.

Ride In Flux

Solo piano composition by Eimi Tanaka.
Mavis Pan, piano. Recorded on Nov 23, 2021.

This piece is based on a pattern of repeating chords. The shifts in harmonies are sometimes more traditional, but also sometimes are just very slight and subtle, much like how turning an object even slightly in the light can show different colors and reflections.

Shifting Pieces

Solo piano composition by Eimi Tanaka.
Mavis Pan, piano. Recorded on Nov 23, 2021.

Some years ago, the Library of Congress released a series of old recordings of interviews with black men and women who were slaves in America, and lived through that experience as well as the end of slavery and their freedom. The thing that struck me the most was not emotional stories, or things you might expect to hear in the interviews, but the way they were told in such a matter of fact way, as if they were simply recalling their childhood as anyone else. Because slavery was their entire life, things that are unimaginable to us now were a normal way of life for them. 
   This piece Is based on what I felt after listening to these interviews, and draws influence from gospel and jazz harmonies.

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