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Topic: Derek Andrews - Video of Improvisation, May 25, 2005  (Read 5201 times)

Offline Derek

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Hey everyone! Here's a video of me improvising. Enjoy! Tell me if you like any of the ideas in this and where they occurred, what they made you think of, etc.

https://www.personal.psu.edu/dga112/may252005.wmv

Make sure to right-click-save-as on this, otherwise Windows Media Player will just bring it up automatically (depending on your setup and connection)

I stop near the middle to check the camera. That's not the end of the video!  :)

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Re: Derek Andrews - Video of Improvisation, May 25, 2005
Reply #1 on: May 26, 2005, 07:07:11 AM
Somehow, while listening to you, Yanni comes to mind......

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Re: Derek Andrews - Video of Improvisation, May 25, 2005
Reply #2 on: May 26, 2005, 07:52:07 AM
Somehow, while listening to you, Yanni comes to mind......

Derek, I wonder why the Piano Forum has experienced a sudden influx of jackasses as of late?

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Re: Derek Andrews - Video of Improvisation, May 25, 2005
Reply #3 on: May 26, 2005, 08:10:47 AM
Now for a real comment.  I found your improvisation to be quite relaxing at times, and also mysterious other times.  Have you been trying out new harmonies!?

Also, watching the video, it's obvious that you have a firm technical grasp.  When in  action, your hands can really move and pulsate with a driving rhythmic energy.  It's always been a wonder of mine to observe a pair of hands glide seamlessly across a keyboard, caressing it gently with a powerful, yet passionate touch.

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Re: Derek Andrews - Video of Improvisation, May 25, 2005
Reply #4 on: May 26, 2005, 11:46:26 AM
Thanks Jeremy. There's a passage around 8:50 which is a mystery to me. It doesn't use any of the combinations I have consciously absorbed and has some harmonies which remind me of the Barber fugue (not as good of course, but all the same).

BaldwinGuy: On which cd does Yanni use bitonal combinations?  ;)  Or even contrapuntal playing!? If he does either of these things then I've missed out! To be fair, however, I rather like the "clean" diatonic sounds that New Age produces---they just need to use notes lower than middle C more often, change key more often, and play with more passion!

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Re: Derek Andrews - Video of Improvisation, May 25, 2005
Reply #5 on: May 26, 2005, 02:08:35 PM
Can't say I hear Yanni ;-) but I think this is more "pseudo romantic" than "pseudo classical" as you stated.

Nice job though. Very relaxing! A stark contrast to Ted's improvisations. I'm so happy to see that people are improvising. Thanks for sharing!

-Paul
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