I really liked this m1469. I've experimented with similar style and I know it is hard to keep the drive and interest going for long periods of time. I'm wondering if fatigue took any part in your creative process in changing motifs or transforming them?
Hi, quantum, thanks for listening and for posting in. You know, when I was improvising this, I did not feel at all fatigued physically, but felt that I got more and more energetic as I went -- which, actually, was a bit strange when I thought about it after I was done. I was completely entranced with what I was doing, and I don't remember consciously feeling that I had to create some releif because of physical fatigue. I do remember wanting to have more variety in sound and texture, though.
However, when I listened to it, my first question was that exact one. When I heard breaks in the drive, I wondered if I had done that to give myself a physical break because it kind of sounded that way to me -- but if it was, it was completely subconsciously.
I will say that I stopped because I hurt my thumb and became aware of it after the second large buildup section toward the end (the "madness"

). However, at the time, I remember feeling like I was in a very athletic state, and the kind where you are running and finding that although you are at a full steam, you can keep going and going ... that is the first time that I have ever been actually that engaged -- heart pounding and true athletic exertion with the breathing that comes with it -- while playing the piano, so it was a pretty fun experience for me and taught me a lot about where I want to go with my playing, and what I feel is most true to me.
I do know for a fact that I was using the best form I could probably have used, and that definitely aided in helping me keep it up and even feel like I had more to give. I was definitely
not done yet and felt as though I was just finally reaching the core of what I wanted to say ... but then I decided to stop. I was ready to launch into something entirely .... more ... the later it got.
Anyway, thanks again for listening in and for your comments

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m1469