BlueStone

Actually, savinamusic, I performed the recording myself and they are all quite possible. Keep in mind that the song is in C-sharp major, which actually allows easier performance of some of the difficult-looking parts because of the black keys involved as opposed to white keys. The more difficult passages actually occur in the left hand starting around measure 133, which took more practice to get down because of the constant hand position changes.

I wrote this song to try to depict how one theme, such as the theme of a character, can be reused in different ways to suite the different situations or moods that may be involved in a story. I've received many responses of what this journey may be about, and you can make up your own if you wish. While writing it, I had several ideas for each variation, the first being about a grand castle, the second, open hills and fields, the third, mountains and caverns, and then the fourth transitions through a forest to where a villain lies and perhaps a friend is hurt. The fifth marks the rising out of the toughest part of the journey, and the sixth back to the grand castle where things slow down back to peace. The recording was made on a rushed schedule and on a Yamaha keyboard so the interpretation is not nearly what I wanted, but perhaps I can record a more proper version on a real piano when time and resources allow. Theme of a Journey