Name: Piano Concerto in A Minor (Extract) by TimothyMichaelGould
Duration: 7 min 39 s
Description: Can't believe I made this song when I was 15 years old. This is just the extract but my goodness I really took composing more seriously then I do now! I have to go through all my old compositions and share them with you all! I will eventually upload the full version of the piano concerto. This is just MIDI sounds with a touch of reverb.

If you were born in 1900s you'd be one of the most performing composers of all time. This is really beautiful music and I mean it 🌹

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Piano: Carlos Márquez (@cmdigital)
Composer: Arthur Breur (@arthurbreur)

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Composer Arthur Breur writes about his piece:

A ragtime homage to Scott Joplin's "Solace - A Mexican Serenade" composed between 1993 and 2009 by Arthur Breur.

The piece was composed in reverse order: the final section (D) was composed first, in the early 1990s. About 15 years later I decided the piece needed to be finished, and started working backwards, trying to give each new section its own unique, memorable personality.

The third section (C) was composed with the word "solace" written into the notes, and with an intentionally Mexican feel. I allowed the syncopation to rest in this section to let the melody have its freedom, but intentionally included the parallel chords used in the (D) section.

The (B) section is the "Fred & Ginger" section—I specifically used two parallel notes to get the feel of two people, dancing together first one direction, then another. I also stretched the 2-note harmonies as far as I felt I could to make the section stand out. The second half of the (B) section is my closest reference to Scott Joplin's Solace, with the melody accompanied by steady notes, though I kept the feel of a duet here as much as possible. This section also provided the opportunity to use sliding harmonies as used by Joplin in the original Solace.

The first section needed to tonally separate the (B) and (C) sections, and, to my mind, needed to include the sliding harmonies to connect to the (B) section. The (A) section also contains reference to my first ragtime, Kiwi Rag. I intentionally pulled the starting chord to C7 to bring the melody one step farther away from the final B-flat key, though still keeping the entire piece as one overall chord progression.

As to why this piece was composed, my sister, Margie, long ago negotiated with me that she got to have one piece that she could play that I would (and therefore COULD) never play. This was because, with my piano training, I could play any piece that I wanted, and she wanted to have a piece that was hers alone. When, years later, she caught me sight reading Solace, she reminded me of this agreement—at which point I thought to myself, "Fine, I'll compose my own." Which brings us back to the (D) section mentioned above. When I created this palendromic melody (the intervals are the same in either direction, up or down) I immediate noticed the Latin feel and decided this was the finale melody for MY Mexican serenade.

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Sheet Music (free/buy): www.ArthurBreur.com/sheet-music

Background image by Frank Black Noir www.flickr.com/photos/frankblacknoir/3207913570

Arthur Breur - Ragtime #2: Solace - Carlos Márquez Piano

Piano: Carlos Márquez (@cmdigital)
Composer: Arthur Breur (@arthurbreur)

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Arthur Breur wrote the following description on April 20, 2013:

"Happy birthday, George Takei! 

The first section of this ragtime piece is composed off of the letters of George Takei's name, and is intentionally upbeat and optimistic. The theme is intended to represent his youth, his early family life, and his overall personality. I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Takei by phone once a few years ago, and it was a delight speaking to him.

The second section represents the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It is a sad part of America's history, and George Takei has made it part of his life to bring awareness to a time when America didn't behave so beautifully. The section is composed in a minor key, reflects the melodies of songs of Americana, and is intentionally composed so the melody and the accompaniment are not lined up, as the situation at the time was not in alignment with our country's principles.

The third section is all about Hollywood and George Takei's career as an actor. The melody plays on the many celebratory melodies about Hollywood and show business, right up to the "big finish" cadences that lead the section into...

The fourth section comes as a surprise and suddenly turns a corner into very different places than the earlier sections, while intentionally keeping rhythms and references to other moments in the piece. The melody is classy and sophisticated, even "cool"—the proud protagonist has found his stride, and it's more than just OK to be Takei."

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Sheet Music (free/buy): www.ArthurBreur.com/sheet-music

Background image by Frank Black Noir www.flickr.com/photos/frankblacknoir/3207913570

Recording ℗2014 Carlos Márquez
Ragtime #3: George Takei Rag ©2013 Arthur Breur

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