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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View From a Lighthouse — Improvisation in D Major, G Lydian, D Lydian Augmented & E♭ Dorian
Here is a video capturing another freeform improvisation of mine which I called View From a Lighthouse. The idea of… Read More
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Cassandra — Improvisation in F Dorian, D♭ Lydian, F Phrygian, F Harmonic Minor & F Dorian ♯4
In this video you can hear me playing an improvisation which I named Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra is a… Read More
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Where Forget-Me-Nots Grow — Improvisation in D, G & C Aeolian, E♭ Lydian, G Phrygian, G Dorian ♯4
This video captures an improvisation of mine which I named Where Forget-Me-Nots Grow. I was inspired by my memory of… Read More
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Wildflowers in a Walled Garden — Improvisation in B Aeolian, D Ionian Augmented, C Lydian & Mixolydian ♭6, A Dorian ♭2
In this video I am playing an improvised piece of music which I named Wildflowers in a Walled Garden. Wildflowers… Read More
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A Small Flame — Improvisation in G Phrygian Dominant, B♭ Lydian & D Aeolian
This video captures another piano improvisation of mine, this time exploring themes of slow-burning passion, resistance and resilience. Instead of… Read More
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A Ghost Light Remains — Improvisation in A Dorian ♭2 & E♭ Lydian
This video captures another freeform improvisation, this time exploring themes of unsettled tension, hope, persistence and presence. A ghost light… Read More
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Obsidian Kaleidoscope — Improvisation in F Dorian, G Phrygian, C Aeolian, A♭ & D♭ Lydian
In this video I am playing an improvised piece of music which I named Obsidian Kaleidoscope, because the music expressed… Read More
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The Nightshade’s Ember — Improvisation in C Mixolydian ♭6 & A♭ Lydian
Here is a video capturing a piece of music I improvised and named The Nightshade’s Ember. I chose this title… Read More
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The Coast, the Harbour, and the Lighthouse – Improvisation in C♯ Aeolian, E Dorian & C Lydian
I chose the title for this improvised piece of music because the three different modes felt like three distinct but… Read More
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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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