Nightmare Fantasy (Part 1/2)

Another improvisation on a digital piano. Once again, the midi file is converted to a higher-quality piano sound that best captures my pedaling.

The improvisation itself was inspired by an epic dream/nightmare I had, hence the fanciful "Nightmare Fantasy" title. Originally, I recorded 50-minutes of improvising, but decided to edit and chop it up into 21 minutes, which is relatively succinct. Thus, a few areas may sound disjointed.

The musical influences vary, but Apostel, Ornstein, Mosolov, Roslavets, Schnittke, Stevenson, and Sorabji are perhaps pronounced. I also repeatedly quote the opening of the "Dies Irae."

This improvisation came from the same turbulent and disturbed mold as the "Despair-Rage Fantasy" and the virtuosic content is limited. I explore lower bass sonorities, poly chords, atonality, and chromaticism. The music is in a constant flux of evolution (to match the shifting nature of dreams): each idea spawns different motives which become the basis for successive melodic and harmonic material.

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[xakoviski]

ears* sorry!

[xakoviski]

I find this absolutely brilliant! Very Listzian-Alkanian like to my hears. Thank you for posting this.

[DrStrangelove346]

were you/are you capable of getting this written down? Because you got some good shit right here

[americangirllover300]

LOOOON NGGG

[jthameschoir]

I found other faces in the painting! You have to look very carefully.

[callenishss]

good improv definitely, also cuz its inspired by those avant garde russians

[owatson322utube]

This is really fantastic improvisation! I do rather a lot of it myself and am very impressed with this. What is the picture in the video?

[Kalen1457]

You must be having some creepy dreams...

[xodn3300]

how do you improvise like this? it is amazing!

[HelveteKeiser]

Well,that's how I compose myself,mostly via improvisation.And that is why I cannot say i don't like it.On the contrary,I like it very much.Always wandered.Were are you from?