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Topic: Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My comp. ”Dreamy”

Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My composition ”Dreamy”. Ex tempore.

I myself think that this piece of music is among my very best improvisations ex tempore. But would still hardly have been good enough among the twelve best in the Contest. I continue to fight. One can always learn more, even as an old man.

An old retired colleague at school told me many many years ago when I was very young, that when you are old you can do the same things as when you were young, it just takes longer. Now I am as old as he was then, and I can say he was right 

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/ApVENaXluVs

I'm grateful for and appreciative of all my listeners here in the forum.  I wish you a great year ahead full of health, happiness, and success!
All the best, everyone

Stig

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Re: Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My comp. ”Dreamy”

Hello Stig,

Nice improvisation!
As the creator of this preset (just the "Strings Pad" part, really) I'm glad to know that it is appreciated.

All the best,
Alexis

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Re: Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My comp. ”Dreamy”

Pianoteqenthusiast wrote:

Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My composition ”Dreamy”. Ex tempore.

I myself think that this piece of music is among my very best improvisations ex tempore. But would still hardly have been good enough among the twelve best in the Contest. I continue to fight. One can always learn more, even as an old man.

An old retired colleague at school told me many many years ago when I was very young, that when you are old you can do the same things as when you were young, it just takes longer. Now I am as old as he was then, and I can say he was right 

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/ApVENaXluVs

I'm grateful for and appreciative of all my listeners here in the forum.  I wish you a great year ahead full of health, happiness, and success!
All the best, everyone

Stig

It's truly a beautiful improvisation! Well done Stig! I really like your harmonic choices and the lightness of the melody.
Then how much wisdom there is in your words! We will never stop learning!!!!

Carmelo

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Re: Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My comp. ”Dreamy”

carmelo.paolucci wrote:
Pianoteqenthusiast wrote:

Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My composition ”Dreamy”. Ex tempore.

I myself think that this piece of music is among my very best improvisations ex tempore. But would still hardly have been good enough among the twelve best in the Contest. I continue to fight. One can always learn more, even as an old man.

An old retired colleague at school told me many many years ago when I was very young, that when you are old you can do the same things as when you were young, it just takes longer. Now I am as old as he was then, and I can say he was right 

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/ApVENaXluVs

I'm grateful for and appreciative of all my listeners here in the forum.  I wish you a great year ahead full of health, happiness, and success!
All the best, everyone

Stig

It's truly a beautiful improvisation! Well done Stig! I really like your harmonic choices and the lightness of the melody.
Then how much wisdom there is in your words! We will never stop learning!!!!

Carmelo

Thank you carmelo for your kind comment. I'm very glad. I appreciate it coming from you.
Yes, we will never stop learning. Rubinstein gave his last concert at age 89 nearly blind!!!

Best wishes,

Stig

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Re: Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My comp. ”Dreamy”

i agree, it's a wonderful improvisation.  it does work well with this preset to capture the dreamy feel.  i also really liked the arpeggio that happens right before 2:00 ... had to watch it a few times to see what was going on there very cool harmonic idea.

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Re: Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My comp. ”Dreamy”

budo wrote:

i agree, it's a wonderful improvisation.  it does work well with this preset to capture the dreamy feel.  i also really liked the arpeggio that happens right before 2:00 ... had to watch it a few times to see what was going on there very cool harmonic idea.

Thank you budo for always giving kind comments. They are always appreciated and highly valued. And thanks for continuing taking time listening to my music and playing. Of course it encourages me to work harder and keep going

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Re: Shigeru Kawai SK - EX with Strings Pad, My comp. ”Dreamy”

Alexis Thibault wrote:

Hello Stig,

Nice improvisation!
As the creator of this preset (just the "Stings Pad" part, really) I'm glad to know that it is appreciated.

All the best,
Alexis

Thank you Alexis for enjoying my improvisation, i'm not a pianist but an amateur that learning more and more all the time 

Best wishes,

Stig