Hello traveller
In a similar way to Liszt, albeit with many differences too (!), I wish to try to bring forth a new kind of piano playing and compositional approach.
I (very) personally (and probably quite uniquely) feel that the days of fixed scores are or should be coming to a small end; perhaps not 'end', but of lesser use, in the same way that Liszt and others broke away from the old ways of music. You may be familiar with the 'new school' that Liszt headed (metaphorically) during his Weimar years and beyond? It is about introducing new ideas and being patient against opposition, knowing that in some small way, you are correct, even if only to a certain point.
These days, sight-reading is of less importance. Most students want to (and can) learn music quickly from online videos (many computerised instructional videos exist on YT) as well as just copying from someone who can play it already. Whilst I agree that sight-reading is useful, if there are quicker ways to learn a piece and personalise it, why go against that? I'm on the fence.
So, my compositional style blends elements from jazz and classical piano approaches. The former (jazz) provides an opportunity of semi-improvisation and calls for advanced chord knowledge, whereas the latter demands advanced finger dexterity and knowledge of all keys' scales, whislt providing from both a structure and memorable melody/ies.
Thus, the answering of your question now becomes easier to understand:
The pianist, of whatever level and background (which includes yourself), is thus obliged to improve their knowledge of chords. They are then required to develop a visual memory along with a muscle memory. This is beneficial to any player, whether they want to play my music or not so, in a way, each piece a student wishes to play of mine provides them with some kind of 'free lesson', passively-speaking.
The primary reason for no notation is that which connects to what I said at the beginning about how sight-reading, I feel, is becoming an unnecessary chore (which I 50% agree with, I hasten to add) to new students and many newcomers to piano, including experienced pianists, would quite like to play the piano more freely without having to pain-stakingly study the black dots.
Thus, if you wish to learn compositions, you will be 'required' to first familiarise yourself with the chords involved, then listen enough to internalise the melody, and last of all, and this is what I love about my approach: you develop your own voice 'upon'/'out of my music.
This means that every interpretation ever played will be different, albeit the same piece of music. Classical music requires the pianist to play 99% the same as the next, depending on who revised the score, but it's absolutely fair and indisputable to say that when someone plays Liszt, Beethoven, Chopin and the like, they will all play it the same, note for note, rest for rest, pedal notation for pedal notation; the only 'difference' being their own passion.
My music provides more freedom and space since there is no notation.
I would be exstatic to hear somebody interpret this piece of music and post it online since that would be the first ever example of my own Liszt-like 'new school' of piano composition.
I hope I have answered your question well enough and also introduced others to my currently tiny world of piano music.
Many thanks,
Dan
Topic: Feelings on a composition