Boring piano improvisation

 I just bought this Rhodes piano in a very good shape. It has seen the road, but clearly been cared for. I can't believe how happy I am!

  Since I'm currently taking a break from creating new improvisations, I found the perfect time to share this score animation. Originally posted without sheet music, now you can follow along with the score!

  A longish piano improvisation in the spirit of baroque counterpoint. Inspired by the expressive freedom of two masters: Keith Jarrett and J.S. Bach. This improvisation flows slowly, may I say boringly.

 It´s February. Time for a velvet hard rock.

 

 Piano improvisation is how I explore emotions and atmosphere. Inspired by the world of Studio Ghibli, I wanted to play a simple improvisation that - at times - could resemble the atmosphere of their films. I love Studio Ghibli's movies.  Well, I don't watch them anymore, but when my kids were little, I watched almost all of them. Studio Ghibli's films are true escapist works of art that you want to dive into. The atmosphere reminds me of my own early childhood, when anything seemed possible in my fantasy world.

 That’s what we did as children, didn’t we? We stared endlessly at a beetle, and nothing seemed as significant as that beetle, scurrying in the sand. It knew where it was going. The pale grains of sand hissed beneath its strange black spiked legs. I can’t see close enough anymore to watch that beetle. So, I listen to something nearby. It’s almost the same thing. A chord. I just realized that a chord is made up of multiple simultaneous sounds. It’s a chord because it resonates. Sure, you could try to write a chord on a staff, but it won’t resonate there. A chord must be played. Can only two chords be played? Yes, if no one else is listening. Let’s curl up. Let’s watch the beetle as it scurries in the sand.