As a child playing the piano, I could sit for hours playing simple melodies reminiscent of Czerny exercises.  The sounds were comfort to my ears, as they still are today...like whispers of love.

Whispers

Musings are short piano improvisations in the classical style and for your imagination.  Like an artist, "Musings" are my sketches. 
I sat at the piano and 
Played so free
My mind was in a swirl
I couldn't find the keys
I was thinking of a place
From long ago and
A song emerged like a pearl.

A Musing #7

Is there always danger in risk?  Or can risk be exciting and freeing? Playing it safe may be smart, but for me, I was too busy trying to please others, and fear of failure. I always played it safe on the piano. I was afraid to make a mistake.  Now I improvise, and take lots of risks.  But most of all, I play what makes me feel good.  I can dream about all the emotions and desires music has brought into my life. I can fly!

Risk

(I replaced the previous file with this new, improved and longer version.)  I hope you will listen again to this version!  Finding the way is as simple as following a smell, a sound, a premonition, a previous experience, spiritual guide, (and Google!). My inner compass is to trust my instincts, my senses and conscience. Life is way too complicated, and sometimes there are no right answers.  In music, I can usually find my way to the end of a song.  When it happens, the reward is beautiful! (somethings it takes many tries too!)
Yamaha DGX 660 Natural Strings

The Way

A Poem Without Words

When I was living in Boston, I saw Vladimir Horowitz play this Sonata in one of his most remarkable and final concerts at Boston Symphony Hall before he died in 1989. He was well into his 80's. I went back to my teacher and said, "I want to learn that!"  Well I did, many moons ago.  I still have the music with notes.  I don't perform written music any longer (well Chrismas songs, and family favorites), and I can't play any of my old repertoire from memory, but the beautiful melodic theme has stayed with me.  This is my tribute to Scarlatti, a genius composer, ahead of his time, but more than that,  his music has a profound depth of emotion as if it were written today!
Horwowitz Playing Scarlatti Sonata F Minor
https://youtu.be/PAFkkEdJaCE?si=kr7EywcyAeFXesXW
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Domenico-Scarlatti
December 31, 2023 All rights reserved

Scarlatti, My love ~ Inspired by Sonata in F minor, K466 D. Scarlatti

This is the longest piece I have ever composed.  It is the creation of 20 minutes of improvisation and then hours of editing.  It is loosely constructed from a main theme, with changes in key, meter and tempo. I hope you enjoy it and it's OK to close your eyes and fall asleep.  It will be a nice 9+ minute nap!

A Tone Poem L'Amour for Piano

Capriccio - "A quick, improvisational, spirited piece of music"
Joyful - feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness:
"joyful music"

Joyful Capriccio!

In music, the term “arabesque” refers to a highly ornamental melody whose free unfolding expresses a slowing of time within the composition. Unlike the straight line, which is the most direct path from A to B, the curving movement of the arabesque creates an effect of circular phrases that conjure perpetual melodies. Debussy referred to "arabesque" as a piece of music with exquisite detail and clear repetitions of ideas and artistic balance. This term is used for various kinds of melodic, contrapuntal, or harmonic ornamentation. Several composers including Claude Debussy and Robert Schumann have used this term as a title for compositions. The term "arabesque" is taken from the Arabic art and architecture which was very ornate. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

Arabesque

Just a  little song I wrote for these words...for Valentine's Day or for any day! The message is yours!

There is something, I want to say
There is something, I want to say,
There is something, I want to say to you.
I want to say to you...
I want to say to you...

There Is Something, I Want to Say

Rise and Fall of the Moon
Oh moon,  how I swoon!
Silver sliver in the dusk, a shy smile in the west,
Rising slow, a silent spark, igniting twilight's rest.
Crescent whispers to the stars, secrets shared in light,
Painting rooftops, painting dreams, on this velvet night!

Rise And Fall Of The Moon

As you slip away from me, will you remember my name...
My smile...My kiss...My laugh...
My voice...My face...My touch...
My breath...My fears...My sadness...
My dreams, My smell, My songs,
My skin... My words...My love...?

Remember Me

A simple chord structure always amazes me by how it can evoke such grand and majestic emotions... and everything else!  I was captivated by the opening phrase and thought "someone must have written this before".  If you know, tell me!

A Hymn of Hope

About time!
The expression “time flies when you are having fun” may be true, but time always runs out in the end!  We can only experience time when our mind is awake and in the present. The present is the point at which we toggle from the past and into the future. So, what does it mean to “live each day as if it were the last” or “live in the present”?  The smallest unit of time every recorded is a zeptosecond, a trillionth of a billionth of a second and looks like this: 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001.  Soooo, it seems to me that we spend most of our time, in theory, in the past, because everything we have experienced and learned is stored in our mind.  We can imagine and plan for the future but can only remember the past.  Are you confused?  I am!

Time Flies

An Easy Feeling

A glorious beginning to spring.  From a gentle awakening at dawn, to the romantic interlude welcoming the warmth of the sun, and then the burst of glory at the height of synthesis!

Dawn of Spring

Alone is a state of mind.  I love being alone at the piano or taking walks.  It is a time for spiritual renewal and a way to connect with our body and mind.  I am happiest when I am with people I love, sharing, laughing, and partaking in meaningful conversations.  The otherside is loneliness...sadness, feeling unloved, grief, isolation, pain, sickness, and depression.  For many, myself included, music is the miracle in our lives that keeps us from giving in to the otherside.

Alone

Who doesn't love Beethoven! One of my very favorite sonatas is Opus 10, No. 2 in G.  Each movement is thrilling to play. My inspired piece captured a little taste of the 4th movement Scherzo "Allegro Assai", mostly his lovely melodic theme in the middle of this dynamic movement.  I have taken much liberty, and over-sentimentlized the melody in my "contemporary classical" style. Those of you familiar with this Sonata, will certainly recognize some of the take-a-ways!

Beethoven Inspired

My dream is a beautiful melody lovingly carrying me on a journey of life. When you close your eyes, I hope you will experience a beautiful journey too!

A Dream

I was able to record this piece in one take using the "strings" setting on my Yamaha DGX 660.  I am experimenting with different sounds and combinations. Thanks for listening!

The Opening

Watch my video on YouTube https://youtu.be/CrfNn1npmdI?si=p_dmF41eIZGek7ae
I think of an old 1940's b/w movie, maybe Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Eve Marie Saint, music by Bernard Herrmann,  a master of this genre!  Rewrite: They meet at an isolated roof top cafe under the moonlight and sit outside listening to romantic love songs from the lounge... staring in each other's eyes under the moonlit sky.  Arm in arm, they walk slowing off the terrace of the cafe, and a helicopter appears, randomly shooting with machine guns at the couple.  They take cover under the terrace.... To be continued.   What's your story?!

The Terrace Cafe

The love the tension created by 3 beats against 2.  There is a kind of unsettling shift in the feeling of the piece

Jagged

What was the best part of your childhood?  For me it was Scarborough Beach and playing the piano.  I also loved school.  Mostly because elementary school was a really fun place to be and there were so many things to do!  My inspiration for writing this song came from looking at a photo album of me and my daughters.  Precious times...

Childhood Song

Curiousity brought Alice to the bottom of a rabbit hole.  Her bizarre adventures   are beloved by adults and children alike.  We have all been down "the preverbial rabbit hole" where things don't make sense, or we have no idea where we're going, or we continue to make the same mistakes again and again.  Curiousity lifts us out of the hole too,  and drives us to explore, think creatively, and energizes our internal desire to survive.

Curiosity

I compose early in the morning, sometimes before the sun rises.  The first thing I do, is to feel the keys and the tones I want to explore.  Then I close my eyes, and let my thoughts flow through a maze of ideas. If I am lucky, a song is born.  Most of the time though, my eyes are open and hope I find a song!

Eyes Closed

A girl can dream... can't she?  Soaring at the speed of light through the rings of Saturn and the glow of Venus to the soft harmonies of the universe in utter ecstasy!

Carried Away

Sometimes if you listen to an audio recording of a phone conversation, you can hear the nuances of each voice, the repetition of patterns, and a style begins to emerge of their unique banter, common phrases, expressions.  In this song, I imagined a conversation talking and texting with a sweet friend.

Repartee

I am dreaming of a warm and sultry day on the beach, relaxing in a hammock between two palm trees while reading my favorite poets... so nice !!

Summer Siesta

My song, Close to Me, has both a musical and personal meaning.  The musical meaning is my love and use of cluster chords and the "close" harmonies, often dissonant, to create melodic and bass line interest with elements of surprise and emotion. Inverting a simple 7th chord ( 1 3 5 7;  7 1 3 5;  3 5 7 1;  5 7 1 3) are examples to try. Then go crazy and add a 9th or 11th tone in the bass or melodic lead. If anything, you will be inspired!
The other meaning is my personal closeness to music as a form of expression and the happiness it brings to my life everyday!

Close To Me

Emptiness, dispair, sadness... yet there is always love and joy.

You Left

2023 was a wonderful year for me musically thanks to all of you!  I finally published my first music book called Music Dreams: Six Original Pieces for Solo Piano through Barnes & Noble.  Here is a link in case you are interested. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/music-dreams-jennifer-l-jones/1143986955?ean=9798891455641

I believe what the world needs is more songs about love for all living things and the earthly treasures around us. The power of love is magical, mysterious, and miraculous!  And, it is essential to our survival like water and the air we breathe.  I believe that through the universal language of music, love can heal, bring joy, and create an invisible chain that pulls all of us together, not apart.  I vow to write only songs about love in 2024.  Will you join me?   
Yours truly,
Jennifer 

A Little About Me...
I compose music on the piano. My inspiration comes from my dreams and my life experiences and is strongly influenced by my years of classical training. I am starting to get to know the Soundcloud community and never thought anyone would listen.  I love every genre of music, and the talent and creativity are mindblowing! I started composing later in life after many years of teaching.  Music, for me, must capture the imagination and emotions. When I play or listen, I want to feel something that brings joy or meaning in the moment. I am very grateful to all my listeners and the gift of music in my life!

Music Dreams

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