A short piano suite, consisting of four short movements that are deeply meaningful to me:
I. "Baltic Amber"- Noun 1: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin that takes a fine polish and is used chiefly in making ornamental objects (such as beads)
"amber." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2019. Web. 22 June 2019.
"its in the eyes.
Always the eyes."
-Freeland by Voldie
Notes from the Composer:
It all started in Kyiv, the capitol of the Ukraine, a country not too far from my good friend Sara in Kazakhstan. I had been searching for a piece of genuine Baltic Amber, which only comes from the Baltic Region, most of it coming from Russia. Amber from this region is said to be dated from the Eocene epoch. Upon searching, I found a small shop from the Ukraine and met the energy of a wonderful lady named Irina, who sent me the Amber bracelet (along with another small gift) that I have today. She also included a lovely note:
Mathew, thank
You for order.
Be happy Let this
bracelet bring love ,
health and good luck.
Please leave review.
With best wishes,
Irene
I was very glad to receive the package that had stamps on it from the Ukraine, air mail labels in French, and had been around Europe and Central Asia. Therefore, I had to write a movement to this suite that encompassed much of the range of the piano, providing a firm foundation with lower bass notes, and soaring melodies in the right hand. After the introduction, the first melody is based off of Irinas name, one can hear it go up and back down a triadic form.
II. "Stand"- Intransitive Verb 1 a: to support oneself on the feet.
"stand." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2019. Web. 22 June 2019.
"[The] first law states that every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless compelled to change its state by the action of an external force."
-Isaac Newtons Laws of Motion
This movement begins with a simple melody and expands further into octaves much like some of the other movements in this piece. So, what happens when you decide to take control of freedom? Freedom is free as it is, but what happens when you choose it? Much like Newtons first law above, this movement is about regaining control of your personal expansion. One returns to a sense of security in the cadences at measures 10 and 12, but then expands into octaves of the main melody that already have a sense of strange familiarity to it. Expansion even further occurs in sixteenth note octave variations of the main melody, showing what would first look like spread sparseness and flightiness, but is controlled chaos. Freedom. It slows, but does not come to a grinding halt, and is set free and able to ring out into the distance in the last fermata.
III. "Awake"- Intransitive Verb 3: to become conscious or aware of something.
"awake." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2019. Web. 22 June 2019.
"Pretty brown eyes and a mind full of thoughts."
-(via r3-97)
What is it like to be able to investigate the depths of someones existence, without se
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