one of my minimalist drawings, (jgyoungmd)
To hear and download the music, go to the music page at soundclick.com/jgyoungmd where I have uploaded nearly 700 mp3 files. I intend to randomize the order of the pieces so if you want to listen to them as a radio there will be something new each time you go to the website.
About the Music
This original music was recorded in my home studio on a Kawai grand piano. The music evolves from the first notes I play on the piano. Like a conversation with the piano, I listen and something new is suggested. Sometimes the piece is built on specific chord changes like a jazz musician improvising. But most of time I spontaneously compose the piece based on motifs I invent and chord sequences I create in the moment. Each time I attempt to do something a little different from the last time. Like speaking with a friend, nothing is pre-planned but evolves through careful listening. Over time I have developed a specific music vocabulary and grammar that has become my piano signature.
To see my recent thoughts about creating music and its relation to other multimedia art forms, go to Recent Music Posts.
The orchestral free improvisations began when I started developing music for my video, Concerto for Foxes, Deer and Other Wild Ones which was later incorporated into my DVD Word Salad. The pieces were mainly created by freely improvising on two keyboard simultaneously, then expanding the scores to other instruments in the orchestra. Afterward much editing is needed to get to the sounds you now hear.
CDs and DVDs (no longer available through lulu.com)
Forest Glistens
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Cool Wave
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Night Drift
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Blue Eclipse
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Scores from The Creative Adventure
Love:
The Ballad of Joe and Mary