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This is my third small form I've composed at the piano. I composed it as a minuet and trio but more in the style found in a piano sonata. I encountered a problem when I began composing the trio, it begins on a weak beat unlike the minuet which begins on the first beat of the bar. I wasn't sure if this was in the style but after looking at a set of minuets by Mozart I found one that begins anacrusically but the trio begins on the first beat of the bar. I guess the minuet is just regarded as a separate piece of music attached to the minuet. Usually I think of minor keys when creating music thats quiet, introspective and sad but I know major keys can also create the effect. I wonder whether you can hear the play between hope and sadness in this piece.

I never ordinarily post non-original work - no cover versions, arrangements and on. This one is an arrangement of sorts so...bad.. It started when a student friend and I were looking through some of my recordings of old fashioned pop songs to build a folio in the hope of winning a few bookings at receptions and other events once lockdown is over. Most were "improvisations" although I'd choose the best takes, even cheating to learn a good improvisation. Several were quite flashy and flashy is not wanted at receptions where subtlety and background music is needed. Anyway, she suggested some pieces could be turned into easy studies that might help players wanting to be a bit more elaborate. Coming from the classical I'm a bit unorthodox this sort of music. As they were recorded on midi it seemed feasible. Except the worst was cleaning up the piano roll so it could convert to a meaningful manuscript. Anyway, here's one, a kind of fantasia on the tune (usually played very up-tempo, this one's quite slow and the mp3 won't tie up totally with the music. I don't know if the idea will work or has any mileage. If you're of a mind to comment on any aspect of the thing, thank you and it will be much appreciated.

I was inspired by both Blackmore's Night and the "Kingdom Dance" piece from Tangled and I think I've come up with something that is sort of between the two styles. This one has some live performances from myself too. Hope you like it and let me know what you think