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Reupload because SoundCloud. Originally published in 2018.



The turning of a new leaf.


The irony with this piece in particular is that I made so many versions of this and republished them at least 60 times.

I was trying to make something that my dad liked, but all I really needed was to make something that I liked.

And though the motivation for this piece was tainted, I can say I genuinely like this piece.

Maturation | Strings & Percussion Impromptu Op.1, No.1 Grave Cm

I wrote this piece when my sister moved out, it was the first time we'd be apart indefinitely. 

My mom had basically run all of us out of the house while my dad sat there and watched, I was the last to leave or escape if you will, but she was the first, and what I felt was such sadness of us being apart but I was also super happy that she got to leave. 

She is such an inspiration to me even though I'm her older brother, it was honestly her that proved it to me that if you kept going there actually is another side, that I wouldn't be pushing on in vain.

Anguish | Piano Sonata Op.1, No.2 I Lento F#m

This one it fun, because I never thought this was something you could do!

like I never heard of a 3 piano trio before and I was like "wuuuuuuuuuut, I can make one??"

Piano Sonata Trio Op.1, No.3 I. Allegro BbM

This piece is actually alot darker than it may appear.

It's tempting and appealing disassociation. 

At least how it feels to me.

Piano Sonata Trio Op.1, No.3 II. Adagio EM

This one is funny, I wrote it because I needed a third movement to complete my sonata, but I actually ended up loving this piece a lot.


The picture I took the same day and it was a beautiful summer day, this piece perfectly describes my feelings.

Almost like butterflies.

Piano Sonata Trio Op.1, No.3 III. Andante AM

My feelings and likes may not be what most people perceive but I like this piece. 


It was my first purely happy piano work and I love how it makes me feel.

Variations on Manic Euphoria | Piano Trio Op.1, No.5 I. Allegretto CM

The end of an old winter.

There's a cold warmth to this piece, as a kid, I had never really been happy for any consistent period of time.

Even during times when you were supposed to be, there never really seemed like a reason too.

Everything around me sucked, the only thing I had any say or control over was my phone layout; everything was done for me and I was pushed into a mold fitted for me, by people who wanted me to be something they wanted.

I was never there, present but never there.

Funnily enough, I wrote this piece during my Beethoven craze and I was HEAVILY inspired by him when writing it. 

I really connected with his melancholy and perspective at the time.

End Of Winter | Piano Sonata Op.1, No.2 II. Larghetto EbM

2019?
It feels finished to me now, but I don't want to listen to it at all. Not sure why.


May 2022

I think I found out why I didn't want to listen to it, it was too comfortable for how I was feeling when I wrote it.

It wasn't having a hard time, I was.

A Brief Period of Madness | Eight Part Orchestra Op.1, No.6 Moderato C#m

This was an externalization pivotal personal death in my life.

It's a breakup song if you've ever heard one.

I actually repurposed this piece after I broke up with my first girlfriend.

For most people this would be no big deal, but, this break up was probably the single most consciously painful and likely one of the most important things I have ever experienced to this day. (May 2022)

If it wasn't for the pain, which I believe shocked me awake from my almost endless disassociation, I likely wouldn't have been able to eventually leave my abusive family situation and be free like I had dreamed since I was 10.

Her name was Elyse, and though this is a very difficult piece to listen to, I am forever grateful for the gift she unknowingly gave me.

I am glad I can appreciate it now and will never forget it.  

Why?! | String Sextet & Piano Op.1, No.7 Adagio Atonal

Jan 2020

I feel as though I'm using these older revamped versions of my pieces to confront myself.

This one is still a hard one to listen to.




April 2024

Every time I listen to this I remember when I would sit for hours and hours in practice rooms ( at Curtis institute and community college). I did this entirely because I didn't want to go home to my family.

I was either doing homework, practicing piano, singing or composing.

It was agony.

I also remember my first girlfriend. Memories are difficult for me, the good are always tainted by the bad.

So every time I think of something good, it just ends up being sad.

I do hope she's doing well though. Let one of us live happily.

Piano Sonata Op.1, No.2, lll. Largo AbM

Another Revamp. 

When I wrote this it was of my first compositions with StaffPad (really cool app btw), and It is made of pure excitement and joy of actually being able to write music by hand and hear it in real-time.

I probably wrote it in 2017.

Bubbly | String Trio & Oboe Op.1, No.8 BPM 123 C#M

Finally a more recent piece.

I wrote a lot of my works with an intense feeling of loneliness and melancholy, this one is no exception.

I was very alone at night with this piece, honestly this is something I never thought I would share.

It's one of those feelings of being alone when surrounded by people. 

These people were my family, they had left the house for over 8 hours and I think it was 4th of July.

I had no friends and even if I did wouldn't be allowed to hang out with them anyway, my siblings and I would never be allowed to be with our friends, in fact, one of my siblings was punished for it so I never bothered.

Walk (Or Lovely Stroll) | Duet Guitar & Piano Op.1, No.9 Lento EbM

Just the symphonic transcription of the piano sonata movement Anguish.

Anguish Piano Sonata Transcription For String Quartet Op.2, No.10 .II Lento F#m

Hi! I'm Giuseppe Steigman. I like how my music sounds and I want to share it with those who may listen! 

P.S: I take all the cover art pictures.

PP.S: If anyone has any questions or would like a copy of the sheet music to my pieces, feel free to DM me.

Why?! | String Sextet & Piano Op.1, No.7 Adagio Atonal

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