43 short Piano Improvisations is a collection of spontaneous piano songs—wordless accompaniments to whatever you happen to be doing. Erik Satie meets Bill Evans? Not really, but the quiet calm of these improvisations bring both composers to mind. I think of these little tunes as minimalist songs without words, referring to Mendelssohn's lieder ohne worte. Listeners tell me they are wonderful accompaniments to writing, musing, making art, and resting. A poet told me these are narrative poems written as music.
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