I composed "Testimony" using sounds from the Casio PX-S3100 Stage Piano.

© 2022 Art Work and Music: Roger Hooper Music

Testimony

TESTIMONY

Nightly Ghosts

{Dream of the Wild Rose}

In a hidden valley, where mist swirls in circling clouds 
a wild rose bloomed by still waters..
rooted deep in the earth, She dreamt of 
the little piece of sky which she could call her own.

"O wandering wind," she whispered, 
"carry me beyond the jade mountains, 
where rivers weave like dragon’s breath and the moon rests upon rippling waters."

A firefly, drifting by, paused to greet her.. 
"I will be your wings, your eyes, your legs
Night after night, he returned, 
speaking of gardens enshrined in clouds.. 
of cranes rising over pine-clad peaks, 
of lotus petals drifting above mirrored lakes.
Though the rose had never left the earth s
he had vividly wandered through mountains and rivers.. 
through the silence of time..
until one autumn morning, the firefly did not return..
Yet Rose did not grieve. 
She had traveled far, in her shared adventures and dreams. 
Beneath the sky’s endless reach  
She stood, a crimson brushstroke against the vast sunset.

~SEC

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From The Five Elements album - Chinese-inspired poetic landscapes and philosophy..

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The Five Elements

Dream of the Wild Rose 野玫瑰之夢

Dream of the Wild Rose 野玫瑰之夢 (Piano Trio)

105 - Repudiation

Peaceful Stream (Ft. Debra Buesking)

Belle époque

the best part of being  11.12.25

147 - The Last Unbroken Dawn

we'll be alright 11.28.25

Subtitled "The Seven Hills" does not refer to Rome, but to the hills south of Nashville Tennessee and the aftermath of the battle described below in this musical vignette.  This work composed at Piano in my home in Nashville December 5 through 7,  2025,  output to wav format from Sibelius, and remastered at Suno.com with minimal changes. 

Battle of Nashville, Tennessee; refers to the decisive December 1864 Civil War battle where Union forces crushed General John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee in the hills south of Nashville, especially highlighting key locations like Shy's Hill and Peach Orchard Hill, decisive high ground attackers stormed, solidifying Union control and effectively ending major Confederate resistance in Tennessee. The "hills" were the critical terrain where Union troops, including brave USCT regiments, overwhelmed entrenched Confederates, leading to a shattering Confederate defeat and retreat.  

Vignette Musicaux no. 3, "The Seven Hills"

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Media Composer, pianist, synthesist, product trainer for Casio,.