A walk through the variety of my work. Hope, you enjoy!

Artwork by Christiane Löhr

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I recorded this completly free improvisation the day after the torrential rain last week. "Monsieur Carl Is Floating". Hope, you enjoy!

Monsieur Carl Is Floating

Yesterday, i recorded this wonderful Sarabande by J.S. Bach. It's a marvel!  And for me, it's  a piece of peace! Hope you enjoy!

J.S. Bach - Sarabande B-minor

 Complex simplicity in many colours. During the process of improvising and editing of  this minimalistic piece i was in a state of "Deep Bliss". Hope you enjoy!

Deep Bliss

This minute has been worked out in the "Minutest Details"! Hope you enjoy! 

Johannes Heinen - Minutest Details

JOHANNES HEINEN - CHILLY

This piece was written in october 2001. During the writing-process, the association  with 9/11/2001 was absolutely subconcious,  because i was struggling with  a real injury at the time. But when i came back to this piece again in February 2002, i realized, how strong 9/11 was also projected in this piece, and  i decided, to develop  a multi-medial performance together with an artist , an architect and a video-artist. The project failed by lack of money and energy, but the music still exists. 

JOHANNES HEINEN - OPEN WOUNDS  (1. Movement)

... a little hommage à mozart, zappa, parker and some other guys  ......

Johannes Heinen - Small World

I didn't count them all, but if  YOU like do so and find out, that i'm totally wrong, please tell me! 
thanks for listening anyway!

Johannes Heinen - About 264 Notes

Johannes Heinen - Boro Boro

The genre "Improvision", a coinage of Improvisation and Vision,  was invented first in 1987, when i recorded a very nice piano- improvisation . When i listened to the tape, i couldnt believe, that i played this, because it  sounded like a fully worked out composition, which came to me like a vision from "i dont know where". I decided to transcribe it and corrected also some obviously not so meant wrong notes. From this time on, im collecting Improvisions, and sometimes, i add additional instruments later. 

In this Improvision,which is from december 2010, i improvised along the decent percussion rhythm.

Johannes Heinen - Improvision #77

This track is dedicated to my friend Regina. When i asked her, what kind of music she would like as a present for her presence, she said: funfair- music! So i composed this little nostalgic carousel waltz for her. By the way: she loved it! Hope, you enjoy the ride too!

Presents for Presence - #For Regina (Funfair-Music)

I have been ill since february. I had to take antibiotics for more than 6 weeks. A few weeks later, i got a pneumonia. Now, i'm recovering slowly, and i thought, it might also help, to write some music about this illness-period. It was big fun to do, and i hope you enjoy this sickness-music as well!

Johannes Heinen - Pneumonia

Very urgent: " Play This Minute, Now! " , another tribute to John Cage. Hope you enjoy!

Johannes Heinen - Play This Minute, Now!

To compose this minute took me longer than a day, because i had so many choices and could not decide.  But therefore it is now at least  " Minutely Detailed"! Hope,  you enjoy!

Johannes Heinen - Minutely Detailed

 "Der Hofnarr" plays a very important role in the piano-cycle "Königsreigen", which will have 12 characters:

1. Königinvater
2. Zeremonienmeister
3. Königinmutter
4. Hofnarr
5. Königin
6. Prinz
7. Prinzessin
8. König
9. Hofdame
10. Königsvater
11. Konzertmeister
12. Königsmutter

Johannes Heinen - Königsreigen: "Der Hofnarr"

I never had a sister, but now i do! She is soft, tender and sometimes a little bit melancholic! Hope you enjoy!

Johannes Heinen - Sister

Here is another Piece from my series about famous bars. "Night For Night" plays at the legendary  Bar Marmont, L.A. Hope you enjoy this late night jazz piano trio.

Johannes Heinen - Night For Night

Here is my contribution to the walpurgisnight 2013, the "Witch's Kitchen Dance"! Hope you enjoy!

Johannes Heinen - Witch's Kitchen Dance

Hope  you'll  enjoy this more or less improvised slowmotion-music, it felt for me like being in a  "Deep Dream "!

Deep Dream

Welcome!

 I'm a composer, pianist and music-teacher.
 
Based on the piano, my music contains a wide range of different styles and genres:
 contemporaryclassical , orchestral, filmmusic, electronicambient, urbanelectro, chillout, jazz/fusion , avantgarde,  free improvisation , etc. I have written music for bands,  theatre, ballet, art-videos, films and features. I am available for original scoring of films, television productions and art-videos. 

 THANK YOU ALL  for listening and posting so many positive comments on my tracks! 
If you like to support my work, please feel free to make a donation: paypal.me/JohannesHeinen
 
If you like  to listen to my other projects, please visit :

http://soundcloud.com/ludwig-edel
http://soundcloud.com/interartcorporation
http://soundcloud.com/lorchestre-du-midi
http://soundcloud.com/piano-and-drums
http://soundcloud.com/times-in-presence
http://soundcloud.com/janice-9
http://soundcloud.com/johannes-10
http://soundcloud.com/groups/wave-of-silence


all the best - Johannes Heinen