Prayer without Words

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A "planned" improvisation on some material I thought of in this last week-end. Home alone with a flu...
Somehow a Satie (specially a Rose-Croix mystic Satie) atmosphere has appeared as a result of the material and other misterious factors... Then I spotted this citation:

"When you pray, rather let your heart be without
words, than your words be without heart."

John Bunyan

...deciding the title once and for all...
I don't know if it's good, but I think it could work well with some recited text.

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Song Stats

Hits: 2140
Comments: 15
Fans: 8
Plays: 366
Downloads: 142
Votes: 16
Uploaded: Sep 11, 2005 - 03:25:22 PM
Last Updated: Sep 11, 2005 - 12:37:31 PM Last Played: Sep 11, 2009 - 10:23:41 AM

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Hardware:

Clavinova CLP-240, UA-25

Software:

Logic Express 7

Comments

I.G.M.	I.G.M. said 1533 days ago (September 11th, 2005)
	It`s wonderful! I love that tune, Rik! It`s sad and moves me very much. I`m a fan of your music! 10-10-10-10 I.G.M. Check out my latest song called I`m Gone

rik	rik said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)
	Really too kind... ...thanks a lot. Check out my latest song called Kind of Electric

allsaints	allsaints said 1533 days ago (September 11th, 2005)
	Title A really wonderful song. That says it all. Check out my latest song called Color Permutation Of Composition Two

stevel	stevel said 1533 days ago (September 11th, 2005)
	Lovely piece Just a very beautiful and evocative piano piece...totally captivating Steve Check out my latest song called Electricity

Rebsie	Rebsie said 1533 days ago (September 11th, 2005)
	Magical I love the way this starts off so delicate and subtle and slowly builds up. Very very beautiful. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

mindscaper	mindscaper said 1532 days ago (September 11th, 2005)
	yo awesome piano work man. Check out my latest song called Sun Sting

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)
	filled my heart That was beautiful. While it never settles on a particular melodic theme it does feel connected and with an unhindered heart that carries me all the way through with grace. Such delicate playing, such enveloping chords. I think the title you chose suits it very well. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

rik

rik said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)

Thanks a lot
Well exactly what I had in mind as what had to give unity was the group of three
chords starting the piece and the final chords of D+ alterned with the F note in
the bass, afterwards revealing as part of Bb+. Those chords appear like starting
and ending a sort of choral...but intermediate development brings far (well
maybe not much) from the choral form. Well...that's what happened, I think...
I thank you for stopping by and make me reflect :)

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Ed Hannifin	Ed Hannifin said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)
	Beautifully played... ...very natural piano sound... Woody and reverberant... A lovely sense of timing, phrasing, "breathing" in this piece... Moving, evocative, complete as it is and unto itself... Really something. Ed Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

rik

rik said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)

I love my clavinova
...and I've tried to reverberate it a little more than what I did in my first post: I
love reverberating halls when I have to play quiet music.
Maybe the fact that three days before this piece I played the Pachelbel canon
with a flute and a violin in an ancient chapel in Assisi was not uninfluent...
Thank you so much anyhow, Ejh.

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Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)
	applauds The play doesn't by the word. The play is not possible to talk by the word. The play is praised in the word. The play is praised in applause. I applauds a good play. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

	gitjunk said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)
	sad nice tune. well played. Check out my latest song called Born in Ampville

	andrewr mac said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)
	hi love your music. i would love to work with you. i love the piano very much,very moving and subtle. you really have grsped the meaning of simple beautiful.. i can close my eyes and this music takes me to far of places.. keep this up Check out my latest song called untitled

Tom Atwood

Tom Atwood said 1532 days ago (September 12th, 2005)

I, too, applaud this good play
Sometimes I hear a piece and say to myself, "I wish I had done that." Such is the case with Tobin Mueller's "Just Above the Ground," and Jim Bouchard's "daft git-folk," and with your "Prayer without Words." However, your technique is far beyond me. Such a calm, gentle touch. This reminds me of Philip Aaberg, especially in terms of pace and touch. And yes, some Satie, too. I believe this improvisation could be developed just slightly more, so that it is no longer an improv, but a full-fledged, classical piece, all grown up. Beautiful work, Rik.

9-10-9-9

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The Composer

The Composer said 1506 days ago (October 8th, 2005)

Daja v�
Well, I looked at your last piece and suggested you think about
planning or thinking ahead in your music a little more... then I look at
this piece and see that you already are. Theres a definate shape and a
definate ending, which is a great improvement on the last piece. Not
much I can say except to try experimenting with some faster textures
and/or different chords so you can contrast with these last two pieces.
Great work, keep it up.

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