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Sketches for Piano

by Jim Tetlow

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Ornaments 07:42
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Sakura 07:11
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Idolatry 07:52
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Something of a detour...

In late 2015 I conceived an album of works for a VST instrument emulating a piano, recording three pieces before putting the project aside to work on other things. I subsequently wished I'd had access to a more natural sounding piano instrument, and this was before I got into recording MIDI data so it wasn't possible to substitute the instrument without starting again from scratch. It remained a demo of three ideas with a vague concept to perhaps one day recreate them and add further pieces.

Several years on, I thought I'd might as well present them as they are, a semi-improvisational semi-minimalistic clutch of sketches, unadorned, slight timing errors here and there intact, musically honest.

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released May 6, 2022

'Ornaments' is a double improvisation without rhythmic meter.

'Sakura' (cherry blossom) was the first of the three pieces to be recorded, part composed part improvised.

'Idolatry' is a piano version of the third section of a piece of the same name which I composed and recorded in the mid-90s. I was unsatisfied with its original form and it will likely remain buried, but this version which takes on a minimalistic pattern-based approach in its latter half is much more successful.

Recorded in November and December 2015
Mastered and released 6th May 2022

Cover photography by Mo Tetlow (Rannoch Moor, Scotland)
Design/typography by Jim Tetlow

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Jim Tetlow Leicester, UK

Jim has been recording music in some form or other since 1990, currently focusing on a hybrid music combining instrumental and acousmatic elements. He has involved himself in Leicester's thriving music scene since 1997, playing in a number of bands/duos/projects covering a wide variety of musical territory. ... more

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