*Player Piano!*
21 Piano Solos by T. Matthew Phillips, Esq.
About the Harmonies.
The music is set to a three-note accompaniment — played by the left-hand pinky, index finger, and thumb — with intervals consisting of two perfect fifths, (or occasionally, diminished or augmented fifths). Played repetitiously, these three-note, left-hand arpeggios produce a machine-like pulse evocative of antique music boxes; when played with the sustain pedal, they produce quirky and wondrous harmonies.
About the Rhythym.
“Player Piano” is a collection of piano solos reminiscent of a bygone era. All 21 pieces are set in triple meter with straight or syncopated waltz rhythms — with mood swings ranging from gothic to romantic, impressionistic to neo-realistic. All pieces are approx. three minutes in length. Performance of the set runs just over an hour.
About the Composer.
A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Phillips studied classical Spanish guitar and contemporary music composition at Cal. State Northridge. Having performed music the world over, Phillips is a member of the Las Vegas Blues Society and Friend of the Gustav Mahler Society of New York.
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Untitled Painting by Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1859 – 1933)
1. “Seven of Wands”
2. “Red Velvet Cake”
3. “Felliniesque”
4. “Tilt-a-Whirl”
5. “Maschera del Gondolier”
6. “Dark Side Friendly”
7. “Gothique Fantastique”
8. “Something Wicked”
9. “Midnight @ Noon”
10. “New Mojave Rain Dance”
11. “Kubrickian”
12. “Ancient Orchards”
13. “The Rip Van Winkle Caper”
14. “Bougainvillea”
15. “Caramel & Marzipan”
16. “Cask of Amontillado”
17. “Ghostly Moon”
18. “Zombification Waltz”
19. “Adieu Blue Canoe”
20. “Crusty Jugglers”
21. “Napoleon’s Armoires!”
“Roll Credits”
*PLAYER PIANO!*
Written, Produced, and Directed
by T. Matthew Phillips, Esq.
Copyright 2013
“There is no beauty in music itself; the beauty is within the listener.”
― Igor Stravinsky
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