An epilogue to the human race. Why do we so firmly believe that our species will survive? Over 99% of species that roamed the earth in the course of the past 4 billion years have vanished again. We only know of them, when we examine the fossile record. So, chances are (unfortunately) very high, that also we will become extinct some time and our memories are only preserved in the depths of the earth. 
Also, the Fermi Paradox (see, e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNhhvQGsMEc) leaves us puzzled why we see no other forms of life in the universe. 
Let us not get extinct! (and, on a personal note, I think, the  travelling to Mars is not exactly the solution to ensure the survival of our species. Rather, it is, not ruining our wonderful home planet)
A lyrics version will come out soon.

Compositionwise, the piece is structured in four parts. 
Part 1, introduces the lamenting theme, first in a very basic relaxed fashion with slow accompaniment and then becoming a tad more agitated. The chromatically descending accompaniment underlines the mournful mood. The second half of the part starting @0:24 is a bit more consoling but keeps the overall spirit. The other three parts (starting @ 0:48, 1:31, 2:15) are variations of the main theme with the last part leading @2:40 into the end that leaves more questions than answers)

The VST piano used for this recording was the Nils Frahm Noire (not the felt version) which I slightly brightened up to have more of the singing overtones.

Fossiles in the Making (Piano Miniature)

sharing this cover from a local malagasy artist. this is a jam session with a friend on vocals at the farm, 
forgive my piano mistakes 

Cover Lalatiana | by Rina.& friend

"The nice thing about HOPE is that you can give it to someone else, someone who needs it even more than you do, and you will find you have not given yours away at all."  
- Maya Angelou

An improv piece about hope...Something that we can hold onto when times are tough, and something we can give away to others in order to make a difference in their lives.

A companion piece to "Always Love".

Always Hope

I'm not too sure how to say this, but I need to. I am not well. I don't know how long I will be able to continue playing the piano. It is getting hard. I have a degenerative neuromuscular disease. It is probably ALS - Lou Gehrigs disease, but they are still doing tests. I can't walk any more ( I can't move my feet) or sit up without a brace and it is getting harder to breath and speak. I often need oxygen. I'm losing my left arm arm - it won't always go to the right piano keys. But I keep pushing. Creating music keeps the brain active and makes me feel like I still have a purpose. Playing the piano has kept my hands and fingers strong, but there are days I can't make it to the piano because I am very weak. I will keep going as long as I can.

All of the music I have written in the last 50 years I have recordings of, along with hand drawn lead sheets and piano scores that I have keyed into musescore for all of the future musicians in my generations to come who might want to play my music. Music is my diary, especially all the songs with lyrics that were written before my time here on SoundCloud. I have been here for 10 years and have made friends with many other musicians. I want to thank everyone who has supported me. It has been a wonderful time for growth when I could no longer play gigs but wanted to keep writing. It is great for senior musicians and for those where music is a creative hobby, not a profession. There is room for everyone. 

I realized after I posted this that I had just used the piano track.  I put different instruments to it and did a new mix. I can't believe I did that.  



Diagnosis Unknown

The Folly and the Swans

Gnossienne No. 3

Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Gretchen Yanover Music: "Into This Dream"
You can visit more of her fine music here:
https://gretchenyanover.com/


What if you slept
And what if
In your sleep
You dreamed
And what if
In your dream
You went to heaven
And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower
And what if
When you awoke
You had that flower in you hand
Ah, what then?

What if you slept

Just an old man getting crazy with his looper pedal

Do Like You Wanna Do

When I recently heard this song by  Margareta Theorin (Margareta & Eddy)  https://soundcloud.com/user-594915176 it really touched me so I reached out  and asked her if it would be okay for me to attempt  to create my own version of her song - and thankfully she said yes.  I tweaked the lyrics very slightly and added a bridge and here's a link to her original version of the song. 
https://soundcloud.com/user-594915176/i-wrote-it-down-and-sang-a-song-1093-1992-margareta-theorin-margareta?si=f2c1c28bd874420eb50a0065e61c962f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Music and Lyrics by Margareta Theorin



Music just came to me from the beginning of my life
A thought I could cry out in song
No matter in which mood I was in, I always made it some song
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
Being treated in some way wrong, I wrote it down and I sang a song
Being treated in some way wrong I wrote it down and I sang a song
You don’t know how much I feel, I don’t owe you anything
When the words that I sing, I just want you to be pleased
When the words that I sing, I just want you to be pleased
You’re my world and most important thing
My love my words and that I sing
You’re my world and most important thing
My love my words  I sing
Music just came to me from the beginning of my life
A thought I could cry out in song
No matter in which mood I was I in, I always made it some song
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
I used what I had inside, I opened up my mouth, 
The two of us together we fit just like a glove 
And singing to you is the way that I express my love
We been together a long time and ups and down’s we’ve been through.  
When I open my mouth and sing, it turns my grey skies blue.
Being treated in some way wrong, I wrote it down and I sang a song
Being treated in some way wrong I wrote it down and I sang a song

I Wrote It Down And Sang A Song ( Margareta Theorin- Stroffolino Cover)

YOUTUBE VIDEO ART
https://youtu.be/aAex9NHwqXg
https://chrisjunos.bandcamp.com/album/greek-drama

ABANDONED

1066 Ballade

original music, Native American style flute, cello, clarinet

After Two Years of Hiding, the Shy Feral She-Cat Allowed This Good-Hearted Man to Touch Her

Busy with developing my first video game -- it's why I'm less active here.

Self-taught orchestral and electronic composer.

Pianist/Composer for Amidst The Withering

Gnossienne No. 3

MassJr