Lovely arrangement of this beautiful Christmas song, Jennifer.

Beautiful! One of my favorite Christmas songs as well! Have yourself a merry little Christmas too Jennifer!

There’s a lot of expression in the playing, so nice!

method: layering, understanding which kind of noise suits where
narration: what happens to characters in children‘s stories after the fairy-tale‘s told? to follow up on grimm‘s tale of two children lost in the woods, this soundscape drowns the first and the last poem of my kaleidoscope-cycle in apt kinds of noise. this static arises along the edges, ledges, margins and rims where the uncollected and recollected protrudes into the unknown. ah, the wind sings! 
image: copyright jo richter

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poem 1 (originally title: morvarid) /copyright jo richter:

All Gretchen‘s life
she had made haste
to catch up on
refractions of her youth,

yet all the scattered
crumbs of light only
led her deeper and
deeper into the dark:

The world‘s a forest -
she placed her bounty
on a tree stump – with
sugar-coated death
patiently waiting
for her to arrive.


poem 2 (original title: yeohanan) /copyright jo richter:

By and by, Hänsel lost sight
of everyone. His parents vanished
in the maze of their empty pantry.
His sister, he lost in the dark.
He then left the forest, simply,
and was shanghaied in a hustle.

Having crossed the equator
on numerous seas, he managed
to blindside the crew and be left behind
on some remote jungle island.

Blinded by the bright
southern sun, he lived on
in a kaleidoscope world, con-
fusing himself for light‘s shadow.

the static after the fairy-tale

Image created by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/Pulchritudinous-Catastrophe-895559735

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Praeludium Harpeggiato - Johann Casper Ferdinand Fischer - Clio suite + 3 Variations

Piano with 4 Variations

Original Music by Hugh Martin 
Lyrics by Ralph Blane

Arranged for Piano by Jennifer L. Jones
December, 2023
View the video on my YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXzLjtEww97aTUb4ktOZofw

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

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!

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Oh Special Night Remastered

For sporting reasons, the Akai EWI Solo is recorded in one go and not reworked ;-)
Photo by Yomex Owo on unsplash, (Location: Liverpool)
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Beals Island Fog

Beautiful and relaxing piano music by multi instrumentalist and composer Szintra of Hungary.
https://szintra.bandcamp.com/

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Relaxing Piano | Behind my Dreams | Szintra

Welcome friends and to my profile! I hope to celebrate 300 original tracks on Soundcloud this year!  Thank you for listening and helping me in my musical journey. It has been a difficult year for me personally. Yet, musically, I believe I am writing some of my best music.  I am infinitely inspired and humbled by the extraordinary creativity I hear from your music each day and the wonderful friends I have encountered from every part of the world! THANK YOU! I am so very grateful for your support and the gift of music in my life!
 
What Inspires Me...I am inspired each day to compose music that touches and connects the listener in meaningful ways that are personal to their own experiences and feelings.  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.  

A Little About Me...I started composing in 2016  after not touching the piano for many years. A career, raising a family and just every day life got in the way of making music. After retiring as a music teacher in the public schools, I started dreaming of playing the piano again and my years of classical training slowly came back to me. I love every genre of music, and the talent and creativity on SoundCloud has inspired me at every level!

For those of you who follow me on Soundcloud, I have been experimenting with adding tracks to my piano compositions.  I create and record everything myself using a Yamaha 660DGX, including the instrumental tracks built into the keyboard. Then, I edit on my laptop using Sony Sound Forge Music Pro.  It's a simple set up, and I have lots to learn.  I am not afraid of receiving feedback if you have any to give.  Sometimes, it's the most simple thing I may be doing wrong that changes everything!

If you have time, check out my first music book called Music Dreams: Six Original Pieces for Solo Piano through Barnes & Noble.  I welcome your feedback.  Here is a link in case you are interested. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/music-dreams-jennifer-l-jones/1143986955?ean=9798891455641

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