Memorial

A musical transliteration of The Gettysburg Address, wherein each letter is assigned to a different piano key. Enjoy!

The Night before Christmas

A dramatic reading I did this evening of the classic ballad, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. My reading isn't quite perfect, but I like it anyways:

Have to Keep Moving

This is one of my first songs I wrote a melody note by note, rather then improvising and re-improvising until I liked what came out. It creates a dramatic tension that I kind of pictured you might hear in a game as the heroes are fighting to sort out what to do in an not-quite-hopeless situation.

Flawed

One of the most interesting characteristics of my new instrument; a MIDI piano mapped to an ordinary keyboard, is that you can take written information and create a musical composition. Obviously there is a lot of variability in how it sounds, and sometimes I'm not always satisfied how it turns out. This one, though, is based on a poem I wrote, titled "Flawed" and I think it turned out quite musical. I need to re-record it at some point to start with a pause, since I don't like the way it jumps in when you play it, but for now it works for sharing it with you folks. Underneath, for the curious, I'll include the "written music"



Flawed by Kent Green
copyright 2005

Every step I take is a mistake,
Everything I do is flawed,
Every moment feels like a retake,
Breaking the same stupid "laws".

I stutter when I should speak clearly,
I shout when I should hold my tongue,
My words always cost me dearly,
I even hum when I should've sung.

I'm forever the fool,
Never the wise,
I can't see the truth,
Hidden among the lies.

Over and over and over again,
Trapped in a timeless loop that never ends,
I'm just afraid that at the end of it,
I wont have any more friends.

Discord

This melody is sort of a counter-point stylistically to Glint of a dream, it's about the same length though as the name implies, it has a Discordant tone to it.

Glint of a Dream

This is a short, beautiful melody I wrote that sort of makes me think of when you're about to fall asleep at the end of, or in anticipation of a good day yet to come. Enjoy!

Cherry Blossom Race

Another pentatonic melody I wrote, this one is very fast paced and exciting. I loved playing with the way the quick notes would split into unique tones, and then blend into full, rich sound. Enjoy!

Kabuki Prologue

This pentatonic melody I composed is how I imagine the musical opening of a Kabuki theater. Not that I've ever been to one, but hey, inspiration and imagination is what it is. Enjoy!

Creative Works

I'm attempting to use this to host and share some diverse creative works, and teach myself how to set up an RSS feed for a podcast.