Winters Journey is a song cycle by Franz Schubert. The last song in the piece is called Der Leiermann which translates to The Hurdy-Gurdy Man. The song cycle is epic, and sad, and this piece wraps it up with an ambiguous ending to the cycle. The song is to be […]
The Nutcracker is Oh So Suite!
This is the preliminary release of the almost final mix of my interpretation of the Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The album contains the following tracks: This is the complete orchestral work with all instruments and all of their notes represented. I used the score from D. Rahter’s reprint […]
Howard Interprets Debussy
This album contains my interpretations of selected works of Claude Debussy that I adore. All are electronic creations and are taken from scores published on the IMSLP website. I meticulously input the notes into midi format and adjust tempo, velocity and other parameters to get the notes to an almost perfect […]
Debussy – Suite Bergamasque – Menuet
The second movement of Suite Bergamask is also inspired by Baroque dance and arabesque styles. The main theme is delicate and is ornamented by many embellishments, thus making it an arabesque. The piece is in the key of A minor and is in 3/4 time. A fun fact is that […]
Trio for Rhodes, DX 7, and Synthesizers
A little Schumann to brighten your day. This is the 3rd movement in the Piano Trio # 3 opus 80 written in 1847 by Robert Schumann. I upped the temp to around 90 beats per minute, the original piece is at 50 beats per minute. I think the faster tempo […]
Night on Bald Mountain
Night on Bald Mountain – also known by its Russian namen Noch′ na lysoy gore. I have loved this piece for ages. When I was a child, on Saturday mornings the local ABC affiliate would broadcast Creature Feature which was a, usually, really bad horror movie that was cheap to […]
Debussy Arabesque with Instruments
This is the Claude Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1. Andantino con moto which is in the key of E. My interpretation is represented by 10 tracks of electronic instruments and effects. I hope you enjoy it. As a young man, I was really inspired by Isao Tomita and his seminal work […]