Name: Prelude 22 in B flat minor by rokmusic
Duration: 6 min 13 s
Description: This prelude has an intense dark energy that comes from the Presto tempo and the key of B flat minor; there are some moments of respite, including a few tender, aching phrases just before the end, but largely the mood is one restless momentum, with touches of fury and pain in the mix. The ending is one of defiance.

Hauser playing Rachmaninoff Vocalise on Cello 

Night ~ Rachmaninoff

I watched some years ago a TED presentation, and I was impressed by an interesting idea about sheep and sheperds. I do not recall the topic of the presentation nor the identity of the presenter. Here I wrote down the basic idea in my words and made some extrapolation regarding our human condition.

Javier Valero track I used with permission is found in https://soundcloud.com/jvaleroalb/rpr07_64/comment-2292988850

*** MORNING PRAYER *** 

How clever of sheep to acquire shepherds!
Doing so, they outsource their protection from predators
their food finding, their health maintenance.
All that for just a small loss of freedom.
They can even afford to be more stupid
than their relatives trying to survive in the wild.
And that is why, at each new dawn, 
I prostrate myself and praise the Lord, 
the Gracious, the Merciful, saving us from extinction.    
Thanks to Him, I can afford to be a mindless idiot.

Sheeheep.wav by HerbertBoland -- https://freesound.org/s/75190/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Sheep in a field on the top of a mountain in Bask Country by felix.blume -- https://freesound.org/s/138424/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Morning Prayer (Based on Javier Valero Piano Piece)

The Berceuse (Op. 13, No. 7) by Russian composer Alexander Ilyinsky (1859-1920).  (A "berceuse" is a lullaby or cradle song.)  Recorded by Romantic pianist-composer Robert Cunningham on January 11, 2025.

See also:
Robert Cunningham's YouTube Channel:  www.youtube.com/c/RobertCunninghamsMusic
Robert Cunningham's Fan Page:  www.facebook.com/RobertCunninghamsMusic
Robert Cunningham's Web Page:  www.RobertCunninghamsMusic.com


Alexander Ilyinsky, Berceuse

Stefan Kraft added some beautiful orchestral sounds to Debra's piano piece. Here I used the exactly same vocals as in the previous version with just the piano.

Reverence JFC (based on Debra Buesking / Stefan Kraft instrumental)

My synaesthesic sense tells me Bb major is the blue key, so that is what I used (back in 1992) for the June movement of my Musical Calendar. I hope you sense a summery feel, even if the connection of blue skies to the key of the piece is not so evident for you!
For the full cycle of the months, click here: https://soundcloud.com/rokmusic-913408066/sets/a-musical-calendar?si=bc65dc4f7ce64d769fdfafc3c279b646&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

A Musical Calendar: 06 June

This prelude has an intense dark energy that comes from the Presto tempo and the key of B flat minor; there are some moments of respite, including a few tender, aching phrases just before the end, but largely the mood is one restless momentum, with touches of fury and pain in the mix. The ending is one of defiance.

Prelude 22 in B flat minor

Frédéric Chopin's Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69/2.  Recorded by Romantic pianist-composer Robert Cunningham on May 19, 2025.

See also:
Robert Cunningham's YouTube Channel:  www.youtube.com/c/RobertCunninghamsMusic
Robert Cunningham's Fan Page:  www.facebook.com/RobertCunninghamsMusic
Robert Cunningham's Web Page:  www.RobertCunninghamsMusic.com

Chopin, Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2

*** Liquid Roads ***

Watch the ships that slit the oceans
leaving behind white foam.
Those liquid roads will soon be gone
as the foam turns back to sea.

And so is life.
For a while I'll make a difference
a sillage that shows the way
for my sons to follow me.

May I help them in the storms,
break the waves of violent seas.
They will learn and take my place
when I'm no more than debris. 

(based on Classical Glass instrumental piece)

Liquid Roads

TEMA  MUY BONITO, EN LA INTERPRETACION DE  F. CANARO CON SU ORQUESTA , CANTANDO ERNESTO FAMA. EN ESTA OPORTUNIDAD CANTA: NORMITA GUARACIO.

TODO TE NOMBRA (TANGO)

Leaving by Alla Sirenko from the album 17th-20th Century Ukrainian/Russian Choir.

Leaving - Alla Sirenko

I love composing; always have done. I write Opera, Oratorio, Orchestral music, Chamber music, Church music and Song. An ongoing project is composing 'Songs without Words' for solo piano; it is a way of trying to articulate my experience of life, its joys and its pains, its hopes and its disappointments. Currently I have composed 241 songs without words.
For further information, including how to access scores of my music, and any projects you may have that need a composer, please message me on SoundCloud - I will get back to you and we can use other media to discuss music (one of my favourite pastimes!)

Prelude 22 in B flat minor

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