I’ve always loved collecting quotes—whether funny, inspiring, or wise—from people walking through life today and from those who lived long ago. This past week, I revisited some of my favorites about “being the light” in order to make a difference in a world that needs it now more than ever. A few of those quotes are shared below and served as inspiration for the composition, which is built on the theme that "if we want the world to change, we've got to be the light." My hope is to encourage each of us to bring light into the lives of others whenever and wherever we can.

“There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” -  Amanda Gorman

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." 
– John 1:5.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." – Martin Luther King Jr.

 "A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love".  - St. Basil

Be The Light

Be the Light

Closer

A Woytovich Motion

Music, lyrics and vocals by Irina

2 AM the city lights my room
I'm lying floored inside the gloom
Melodies of songs pulling at my strings
Pick up the phone nostalgia rings

We want the past, what we have lost or what we cannot have
The time glossed over in a haze, those happy younger days

Afraid to ruin paradise
So instead I dry my eyes
Fragments sink into my mind
This suffering I do not mind


Can someone tell me will it disappear
This foreign place that I hold dear
If I go and visit it again
Will sunshine I imagined turn to rain

We want the past, what we have lost or what we cannot have
The time glossed over in a haze, those happy younger days

Afraid to ruin paradise
So instead I dry my eyes
Fragments sink into my mind
This suffering I do not mind


We want the past, what we have lost or what we cannot have
The time glossed over in a haze, those happy younger days

Afraid to ruin paradise
So instead I dry my eyes
Fragments sink into my mind
This suffering I do not mind

Nostalgia Rings

Delicate piano from my album "Image and Reflection" https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/image-and-reflection/962069707
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/brianholzgang2 https://open.spotify.com/album/2g7GZVoMffheEId4ve5S74?si=5sCu2q2oRkiJQDJnlN9ddA

Trickle

"Rendez Vous part 2"
Composed and performed by: 
Peter Pampiermole (c) 2019


Streaming:  https://linktr.ee/peterpampiermole
BANDCAMP - https://peterpampiermole.bandcamp.com
SOUNDCLOUD - @peter-pampiermole
FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/peter.pampiermole
TWITTER - twitter.com/PtrPrg

RendezVousPart2

The title is based on the writings of the American philosopher, Herbert Fingerette as he contemplated his own life and mortality at age 97.  Musical inspiration for this work came from listening to the beautiful work of Winged Victory for the Sullen.

The Presence of Absence

“Don't breathe to survive; dance and feel alive.” ― Shah Asad Rizvi

The sheet music of some of my compositions can be downloaded from my website https://pianoimprovictor.com/
If you like my music – share it with your friends!

Tango Memory - Piano Improvisation

I composed this melody on the piano but I couldn't find a name for it. It was just a sad melody and... we have winter ❄️. Finally I called the composition "Winter Sadness".

"Winter Sadness"
composed by (c) Natalie Klisch, 4th December 2020
performed and recorded by (c) Natalie Klisch, 4th December 2020
Cover Art was created by Natalie Klisch with Canva

Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iSzkjMVHDs

4. Dezember 2020

Winter Sadness (Demo Version)

For this Christmas challenge I didn't want to play anything sweet and relaxing. Right now my mind is very focused on the frenzy of work that adds to the problems of the pandemic but also to the Christmas holidays that are coming. So my improvisation is for my mind a frantic awakening that sees me face a snowstorm on a sleigh pulled by horses used to this adventure. 
A sincere thanks and best wishes for a Happy Holidays to all of you and in particular to Simon Reich who organized the challenge.

A sleigh ride in the snow storm

"Things without all remedy should be without regard: what's done, is done." - Macbeth

The sheet music of some of my compositions can be downloaded from my website https://pianoimprovictor.com/
If you like my music – share it with your friends!

What's Done Is Done - Piano Improvisation

pianoimprovictor@gmail.com
Victor Birkan resides in Beer Sheva, Israel. In his youth, he obtained a classical musical education in St. Peterburg, Russia. Even then, he showed an interest in piano improvisation, although his teachers did not encourage it too much. Then came a long break… Victor tried different professions – biologist, computer IT. His passion for music did not interrupted, but he only started playing regularly again around 2016, and in 2018 began posting his compositions.
After receiving positive feedbacks on social media, he focused on improvised music. He is deeply convinced that improvisation is not a privilege of jazz, it is the classical piano that finds its way to people's hearts. Victor Birkan never prepares for his recordings. Sitting down at the piano, he has no idea where to start, what will be in the middle and how he will finish. The melody will come from somewhere... He seeks to capture pure emotion and splash it onto the keyboard. Practically does not use computer effects. His listeners often write about the "magic", bewitching influence of his compositions.
Over the past year, Victor’s composition, “Between Night and Day”, has been nominated for Best Solo Piano Single by the ONE WORLD MUSIC RADIO, and some interesting compositions have been created in collaboration with Yellow Roze Records label. Victor is constantly striving to expand his audience.

What's Done Is Done - Piano Improvisation

PianoimproVictor

Related tracks