SHUSHTAR - Echoes of a Water Empire
Close your eyes and journey to the heart of ancient Persia. This track is a sonic exploration of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, a UNESCO World Heritage site where engineering and artistry became one.

Feel the power of water tamed by human genius—the rumble of watermills, the flow through ancient tunnels, the rush over cascades. This is more than history; it's a living monument. My music pulls back the veil of time, letting you hear the enduring echo of a civilization that changed the world. Listen, and let the sound of Persian ingenuity wash over you.

SHUSHTAR - A THOUSAND AND ONE PERSIAN NOTES

I wrote this piece in memory of a dear life-long friend who passed away in April 2020 after a long battle with ALS. The title is from Walt Whitman's poem of the same name which he wrote after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It is for a large string orchestra. Score/parts are available for sale/hire through music publisher Universal Edition at https://www.universaledition.com/en/Works/When-Lilacs-Last-in-the-Dooryard-Bloom-d/P0334603

When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd

loved and thought himself beloved - #4322 (95R28 percent 214 left) by chair house 251014
(again, William Butler Yeats from May 22, 2025) 

*** NEW CATCHPHRASE FOR PIANO TEN THOUSAND LEAVES ***

" Gentleness, carried on 4,536 leaves of sound "



######## Latest Album: 31st SELECTION ALBUM JUST RELEASED ########
"forest moon dream" - the 31st selection album of piano ten thousand leaves

youtube: FULL VIDEO with 20 full songs in very high quality sounds
https://youtu.be/hRY7rtkp-hw?si=dpSjSeY7rHAyOvtC

spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/0GL5j2gohVbt5rgcbZqslM?si=Al-XczUJTJmNYgpcGbff7w


apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/forest-moon-dream/1843588627

amazon music:
https://amazon.co.jp/music/player/albums/B0FTMBPY75?marketplaceId=A1VC38T7YXB528&musicTerritory=JP&ref=dm_sh_dz30EicNlOoEQrCadNDGVEtSW

all music streaming services:
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*** "PIANO TEN THOUSAND LEAVE" COMPLETE WORK ALBUM SERIES START ***

Now begins a new challenge:
to compile all 4,536 pieces into 91 albums
and deliver them to the future.
Just as "Ten Thousand Leaves ( Manyoushu ) " carried
the hearts of lovers across a thousand years,
we hope these piano pieces will reach
people a thousand years from now.

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*** youtube full video:
https://youtu.be/a77YDMMgv7o
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/3mISdsZNVdEAD2BMxCE0ku?si=2l36hot_TsyV_kCVnKwLBg
*** Apple Music:
 https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-4/1840586819
*** amazon Music:
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*** all music streaming services:
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*** youtube full video
https://youtu.be/ue7KsUBdLME?si=5UbdJelOAPjqboiJ
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/6BAV5XloL6HDGboFeiE3VF?si=e4E-3zI0RqCt8aQNrnMHrQ
*** Apple Music:
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*** all music streaming services:
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*** youtube: full video of 50 pieces 2 hours
https://youtu.be/fBmIMLpM10g?si=MQmAdF95M7GCm4Ve
*** spotify:
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*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-2/1832629621
*** all music streaming services:
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*** youtube: full video of 50 pieces 2 hours
https://youtu.be/YERNF74cvKw?si=6FiU67TOdybggkQk
*** spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/intl-ja/album/12vCnNiO4EfBz6eVPGhvOr?si=P3cL7RZSTV-87jeswyI8BA
*** Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-complete-works-of-piano-ten-thousand-leaves-vol-1-1/1831717286
*** all music streaming services:
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loved and thought himself beloved - #4322 (95R28 percent 214 left) by chair house 251014

Chasing Love

This track was created for the Naviar Haiku group.
615
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku615-reminding-me-not-to-forget/

reminding me not to forget (Naviarhaiku 615)

The last movement of the Symphony for String Orchestra (2025).

Pawel Strzelecki: 4. Finale [Symphony for String Orchestra (2025)].

HAPPY ENDING

Praxema (2021)



Flute:  Andrea Escobar 
Recording Engineer Gonzalo Manco
Producer Andrea Escobar
Published by Elekramusic



Praxema is a piece dedicated to the flutist Andrea Escobar. in which  I've  attempted to capture a series of idiosyncratic gestures that  she played in her energetic and expressive improvisations.
A praxeme is a unit of movement and in the case of this work,  I developed a series of written figures and in parallel a repertoire of similar sound objects 

The composition process grew from small units to macroform in a slow process of accumulation/disposal of materials.


Praxema , for flute and electronics

I Am More than Delighted to share the fruit of my first collaboration with Orchestration Maestro Jeffrey J. Torres! To my Ear... it's Oh so delicious.

Jeff's intuitive understanding of the Pulse and Flow of this Piano Improv takes it to a level I've only dreamed of. I sincerely hope that we will work together again. 

p.s. And fact we have since .... Listen to @ Gary-courtland-miles – Oases-of-joy-featuring-jeff-torres   )

To enJoy more of Jeff's very fine work, venture over to @jtcmposr

Piano, Composition, Performance, and Orchestration
© Gary Courtland-Miles and Jeff Torres 2025

The Dancing Wu Li Masters *

Cast of Characters:
Cgmaness – @hiddenhands-760647700 – Chris – acoustic guitar, synth, and composition
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –- vocals, lyrics, mix, and production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – four string fretless Warwick bass
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – piano, B3 organ voice, synth sax, and JJ's angels (voice synth), Lucky Man style synth
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– master and production
This song started as a project that was begun on his guitar and synth, then shelved by our master songwriter, Chris. He always gives us magic to work with, and as soon as he shared this one with the rest of Eclectic Collective, we all jumped on it.
Mark heard his part first, and set about writing some great lyrics to sing with his solid, inimitable voice. His lyrics are about a hypothetical future where we've turned to technology in search of human connection, only to realize that it has only isolated us more, and that we really already had that connection to begin with. The narration is from a future perspective, like all this has already happened, and its speaking to us from the future, almost like a warning.
The rhythm section was still absent, though, but not for long. Ken added his groovy, perfectly in the vibe drums to it next. Josh, of course followed soon after, now that he had drums to work with, by adding his fretless four string bass to the song. Now that it was sounding like a well rounded piece, Tez came through with some thrilling guitar solos that you hear throughout. JJ first added some piano, B3, and sax to the song, then later completed it with his psychedelic synth and divine voice synth that provides the "choir" you hear in there.
Now that it was all in the bag, Mark spent considerable time and effort mixing it, then turned it over to our resident pro Stephen for the mastering.
This is one of our favorite songs we've ever done, and it reminds us all of both Pink Floyd and King Crimson. This is a great example of what the team is able to do with a really solid, yet open musical seed, provided by a master composer. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.
Original lyrics by Mistermark:
The wind by the seashore, the wash of the waves
the sand on your skin and the glance that you gave
the sounds of the carnival we left it all behind
there were words left unsaid at the back of your mind
how could I have been so blind?
It was so long ago now it’s just you and me
it seems I've forgotten the way you like your tea
the house becomes quiet as the guests head for home
the garden’s been gathered and the kids are all grown
on their own
“The robots will help” they said “it’s better this way”
“there’s no need to work and there’s more time to play”
our leaders assured us we’d never go poor
and nobody questions the truth anymore
but what did we do it all for?
Our science sustains us like fine works of art
but are we closer together or farther apart?
we’re each on an island alone on the sea
the ocean between us expands rapidly
is this where we wanted to be?
It was so long ago now it’s just you and me
it seems we’ve forgotten the way it used to be
machines tried to help us but something went wrong
the future we wanted was here all along
The wind by the seashore, the wash of the waves
the sand on your skin and the glance that you gave
the sounds of the carnival we left it all behind
there were words left unsaid…





Faded Fortunes (Eclectic Collective)

Produced & mastered by botNikStudio2, Bottna, Sweden.

GIANT COGWHEELS IN UNSYNCHRONIZED MOTION

Polish Composer (M.A., 2002, "F. Chopin" Academy of Music in Warsaw,  Prof. Zbigniew Baginski's class), music theorist (M.A., 2000, "F. Chopin" Academy of Music in Warsaw, under Prof. Maria Piotrowska), musicologist (Ph.D., 2005, University of Warsaw, under Prof. Zbigniew Skowron), researcher, lecturer.
So far he has written 128 pieces: 12 symphonies (2017-2024), 3 symphonic poems (2001-2011), 4 concertos with orchestra (organ, piano, two pianos, flute, 2002-2025), 22 string quartets (2001-2025), 17 sonatas for different solo instruments with piano (violin, cello, oboe, trombone, etc.), chamber music as Piano Trio (1998), Piano Quartet (2021), Piano Quintet (2003), String Trio (2021), numerous songs for voice and piano, sacred works, e.g. Mass for soloists, choir, organ and orchestra (2002, rev. 2024), and electronic music.  
The stylistic and technical parameters describes the text below:
https://pawelstrzelecki.wixsite.com/music
The author of the crucial, first and original book (used as academic manual and present in many libraries) on "New Romanticism" in Polish music after 1975, containing interview of the author with Krzysztof Penderecki (2022, English Language Edition).
https://www.peterlang.com/document/1282565?fbclid=IwAR1Pm40flHnsqH07OsvXdXwV1ZwLeVLOmfrxkqe3wxL5rsJioluBL-2FQ9M#document-details-anchor
Polish edition (2006):
https://mi.pl/pl/p/Pawel-Strzelecki-Nowy-romantyzm-w-tworczosci-kompozytorow-polskich-po-roku-1975/59

The book was quoted in: Andrea Bohlman: "Musical Solidarities. Political Action and Music in Late Twentieth-Century Poland". Oxford University Press, 2020, pp. 208, 266. The link to the quotation (p. 208):
https://books.google.pl/books?id=uNnBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA208&dq=bohlman+nowy+romantyzm&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjoyL-x-Lf4AhXOk4sKHUWMChUQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=bohlman%20nowy%20romantyzm&f=false

Pawel Strzelecki: 4. Finale [Symphony for String Orchestra (2025)].

Pawel Strzelecki, Ph.D.