This piece came into being when my grandchild Sarah Viola was born. I named it after her.
The “flute” on the recording is a synth guitar run through a Roland GR55.
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Impomoea
Xmas – Time for contemplationmposition. Continue reading
blue 7
A Blues in g minor and 7/8 time for piano, bass, trumpet, soprano saxophone and double percussion (cymbal/bell and congas). New version with Accordeon and midi-guitar.
iRhythm
I wrote this little piano-piece to the changes (harmonic structure) of “I Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin some 3 years ago. Added a variation last year in second A-Part. Played on a Roland FP-90 an recorded directly form keyboard to a USB-Stick. Continue reading
Jig for Massimo (piece for 5 string banjo)
I was asked to play some banjo on the funeral of Massimo Ferri, Continue reading
D. J. Trump is unacceptable
D. J. Trump in his “own” words. Continue reading
Bandproject trancegrooves
Concept
By learning to play african drum-rhythms I got to know the power of reiteration. African musicians don’t have a problem playing the same pattern for a long period of time. I learned to love this way of making music and I try to apply it in my music.
11.8
A theme that came to me playing on my guitar. It took me some time to find out that the meter of this piece is in 11/8. Continue reading
per gynt goes africa
An adaption of E. Grieg’s famous piece “in the hall of the mountain king” from the Peer Gynt Suite. Continue reading
Oosterend
A piece in 7/4 time. The melody appeared while playing on the guitar in the village Oosterend on the dutch island Terschelling.
The bright version
the dark version
backporch stringband
The Backporch Stringband has been playing for about 25 years. We were averted by the Dragseth Duo to join them on their CD “songs from the porch”. We had a great time with lots of music and we recorded not only one but 2 CDs. CDs are still available in Husum (Germany) at Atelier Knortz.
Hasselblad 500c
Hommage à Victor Hasselblad who constructed a great camera that even sounds good. Here is a little piece of music with sounds only from a 500 c Hasselblad (late nineteenfifties)