Hello readers! I know it’s been a long (long long long) time since I’ve posted here on A Pianist’s Musings, but today I want to share with you my newest album called Stratosphere Lullabies. Stratosphere Lullabies is dear to my heart. I began composing the pieces for this album two years ago while pregnant with […]
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I’m so excited to share with you my latest composition, Luna! A lullaby of sorts, I wrote this piece for my twins while I was pregnant with them. Luna explores the beautiful combination of melody with minimalism. The alternating third interval motif heard from 0:07-0:15 drives the music forward, creating a sense of stability underneath […]
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Several months ago, I had the idea to write a year cycle for the piano. Composers throughout time have done this (such as Fanny Mendelssohn and Pyotr Tchaikovsky); they wrote a short character piece for each month of the year that imitated the mood of that specific month. (Check out this post for some examples.) […]
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The Voices piano sonata is a very special composition to me. Writing this work gave me an opportunity to explore my own voice as a composer, but it goes deeper than that. Each of the three movements in the piano sonata Voices is based on a theme written by a female composer in music history. […]
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Hi friends! Today I am thrilled to share with you my newest album of original compositions: Voices. This groundwork for this album came from a concert I gave back in April of 2019. I wrote many new original pieces for the concert, so I decided to record and share some of them in album form. […]
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When you think of the waltz, you might start humming Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers or The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II. Waltz music has certainly gone through much development since its origins in the 1700s. But did you know that the original Classical era dance was considered scandalous? And that it wasn’t until […]
Read MoreAs part of Christmas this year, I wanted to compose an original piano piece that captured the wonder and awe of the season. With that in mind, please enjoy Mary’s Alleluia: If you like it, check out the sheet music here: This work is special to me. After being inspired to create the main theme, I […]
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Today’s post is so exciting because I will be discussing my latest piano composition and my first album! Let’s talk about the piano piece first. The Girl with the Fire A few months ago, my sister and I were talking about music during the intermission of this choir concert. She half-jokingly suggested I compose a […]
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I’m so excited to share my latest piano composition with you, entitled Heartbeat: Heartbeat is a piece for solo piano that uses modern-day minimalism combined with beautiful melodies, lush harmonies, and driving rhythms. If you want to play it, download the sheet music here! Background A few months ago, I first heard the piece The Runner by […]
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I’m excited to present to you my latest composition: Three Images Book 1 for solo piano. The work consists of three parts, each telling a unique (yet progressive) story. Each movement was created out of an impromptu piano improvisation, where the main elements and themes were then developed and expanded into a full piece of […]
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