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Offline pianowolfi

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Styx - Improv
on: February 06, 2007, 11:39:47 AM
This is dark. Styx, the river between life and death. It is a part of a long journey... :P Sort of related to my "Dies Irae", but more radical.
A bit long, but I hope you will enjoy though :)

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Offline rach n bach

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Re: Styx - Improv
Reply #1 on: February 06, 2007, 02:02:48 PM
Wow, that is dark...   :o


But you know what?
I LOVE IT!

I really like the way you built it up right around 2:45  and 9:30, I live for music like that!  ;D  I don't think it is too long at all, it really draws you in, and makes gasp for air at a couple points...  Great intro, at several points it sounds like, well, flowing water, dark water...  MWHAHAHA  *cough*

Improv?!?!?!

Even more impressive!  Please post the rest of the journey!

RnB
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Offline pianowolfi

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Re: Styx - Improv
Reply #2 on: February 06, 2007, 06:32:50 PM
Quote from: rach n bach on February 06, 2007, 02:02:48 PM
Wow, that is dark...   :o


But you know what?
I LOVE IT!

I really like the way you built it up right around 2:45  and 9:30, I live for music like that!  ;D  I don't think it is too long at all, it really draws you in, and makes gasp for air at a couple points...  Great intro, at several points it sounds like, well, flowing water, dark water...  MWHAHAHA  *cough*

Improv?!?!?!

Even more impressive!  Please post the rest of the journey!

RnB


Wow thank you very much, Rn'B! That are really great compliments! I can assure you that it was an improv. Nothing prepared, spontaneous. Well that means not piano-specifically prepared. My thoughts about the subject or program were the preparation. And as for the journey (though in this case I meant mainly a journey of life), parts of it I have already posted on this board:

Dies Irae
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,22326.msg248150.html#msg248150

Da Nobis Pacem
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,23008.msg255772.html#msg255772

Views from above
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,22569.msg251461.html#msg251461

"Floating" and "Butterflies"
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,22475.msg250555.html#msg250555

Sympathy
https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,22235.msg246769.html#msg246769


There are some more but I don't want to list them all here :P

Thanks and best wishes! :)

Pianowolfi
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Offline cerulean

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Re: Styx - Improv
Reply #3 on: February 06, 2007, 11:04:10 PM
ahh!! i really enjoyed this, thank you for posting :D

i love the darkness. definitely conjured up the styx image ;D
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Offline Derek

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Re: Styx - Improv
Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 12:19:46 AM
Awesome. Always love your stuff.  This one is particularly foreboding sounding. Keep it up! I'll add it to the list soon!
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Offline pianowolfi

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Re: Styx - Improv
Reply #5 on: February 07, 2007, 12:28:42 AM
 :) 8) Thanks!
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