Something Wicked This Way Strides is an exuberant solo that evokes the Roaring Twenties
that includes snippets of Chopin's wickedly difficult Etude in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2.
The duet version is much easier, but just as fun!
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Sideways Blues - Whimsically Macabre
This "blues" is based on an unusual 8-note scale containing these notes: E-F-G-A#-B-C-C#-D-E, so although it has a 12-bar structure, the chords are a bit strange.
Sheet music for this weird "blues" is available here: https://pianopronto.com/composers-community/stacy-fahrion/stacy-fahrion-sideways-blues/
Anansi Boogie - Whimsically Macabre
"Anansi, the spider, is one of the most popular animal tricksters from West African mythology. Tricksters are mischievous figures who often oppose the will of the gods, resulting in some kind of misfortune for humans." ~Info from: http://www.mythencyclopedia.com
American Circus
Bandcamp: https://whimsicallymacabre.bandcamp.com/
"Entrance of the Gladiators" op. 68 is a military march composed in 1897 by the Czech composer Julius Fučík. He originally titled it "Grande Marche Chromatique," reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece, but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire. In 1901, American publisher Carl Fischer published a version of this march, arranged for American wind bands by Canadian composer Louis-Philippe Laurendeau, under the title "Thunder and Blazes." It was during this period that the song gained lasting popularity as a screamer march for circuses, often used to introduce clowns. Today it is known mainly by this association, even though the title and composer are relatively obscure. ~from Wikipedia
Diabolical Boogie by Stacy Fahrion
Diabolical Boogie takes the main motive from Prokofiev's Suggestion Diabolique, op. 4 no. 4, and turns it into a bizarre boogie.
Something Wicked this Way Strides
Slightly sinister duet with a phantom partner that draws from Chopin's Etude in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhimsicallyMacabreMusic/
Sheet music: https://pianopronto.com/composers-community/stacy-fahrion/
Bandcamp: https://whimsicallymacabre.bandcamp.com/
Not Your Nice Little Girl
Inspired by the 1910 song, Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl is the Right Little Girl For Me.
Sheet music is available here: http://pianopronto.com/stacy-fahrion-nice-little-monster/
1914 Blues Challenge on SoundCloud!
https://soundcloud.com/stacy-fahrion/yellow-dog-blues-whimsically-macabre-circus-clown-playing-piano-version
Hi all, I just posted my latest piece on SoundCloud as part of a challenge. Follow the link above to find it! :)
Hi all, I just posted my latest piece on SoundCloud as part of a challenge. Follow the link above to find it! :)
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