Lydian Mode
Compositions created in the moment (improvised) using the Lydian mode. Some of these pieces include only subtle inflections of Lydian, some involve more extensive passages of Lydian. Learn more about the Lydian mode, which notes it uses, and how it sounds by listening to my videos and clicking through to linked music theory articles.
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Elegy on a Shore — Improvisation in D & F Phrygian, E♭ Dorian, F Aeolian, A♭ Major, D♭ Lydian
When playing this improvised piece of music, I felt a sense of mourning, liminal space, remembrance, and glimmers of light… Read More
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Dream of a Secret Castle — Improvisation in D Mixolydian ♭6, D Mixolydian, C Lydian & C Dorian ♭2
Imagine a secret castle, the stuff of wonderlands, fairytales, bedtime stories, and dream imagery; where the kings and queens are… Read More
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A Rhapsody of Chiaroscuro — Improvisation in B♭ Dorian & Mixolydian ♭6, D♭ Lydian, G Dorian ♯4 & Aeolian
If my previous improvisation A Web Catches the Light was about the resilience of the structure, this improvisation — A… Read More
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A Web Catches the Light — Improvisations in C♯ Aeolian & B Aeolian
I ended up recording two improvised pieces in one day — a short part I, followed by an even shorter… Read More
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Selenicereus — Improvisation in A Phrygian & G Lydian
There’s a common saying — “it’s always darkest before the dawn”. This fitted the modes I used, and inspired my… Read More
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Lydian Gravitational Wave — Improvisation in D Lydian Dominant, B Dorian, B Lydian & C♯ Dorian
Cosmos, Earth & Subterranea Part I The title of this improvised piece of music came about because I was inspired… Read More
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Stars in the Light – Improvisation in E Mixolydian, A Lydian, B Phrygian Dominant, G Dorian ♯4 & G Aeolian
I named this improvised piece of music Stars in the Light, to convey a paradox of visibility that inspired me… Read More
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Damselfly Iridis — Improvisation in F Dorian, A♭ Lydian, F Dorian ♯4 & G Mixolydian ♭6
I chose the name Damselfly Iridis for this improvisation, because the switching subdivisions of beats at the start (a variation… Read More
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Beyond the Ninth Wave — Improvisation in C Lydian, B Aeolian & A Dorian
This improvisation continues the story started in The Whitethorn Limen, and then The Gossamer Hinge. In Celtic mythology, the Ninth… Read More
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The Whitethorn Limen — Improvisation in A Dorian, G♯ Aeolian, A Minor & Dorian ♭2, B♭ Lydian Dominant
Piano improvisation moving through A Dorian, C Lydian, E Aeolian, E Lydian, G♯ Aeolian, A minor, A Dorian ♭2, and… Read More
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The Orphic Cypress — Improvisation in C Minor, C & F Dorian ♯4, D♭ & A♭ Lydian
When naming this improvisation, I was inspired by another myth. In Greek Orphic mythology, the White Cypress is a beautiful… Read More
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The Silver Branch — Improvisation in C♯ Aeolian & Dorian ♭2, F Lydian ♯2, F Lydian & B Lydian
The Silver Branch — Voyage to the Otherworld For this improvisation I chose the name “The Silver Branch”. In Irish… Read More
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