![]() ![]() However, a few recording attempts later I decided to make my own custom extended version of the song since I was so into playing at the time, and thus this track was born. Tonight I decided to play the track that plays when booting up Pirate101, an MMORPG made by Kingsisle Entertainment, and originally I was just going to post my own version of that short ~20 second track. Now I’ve already uploaded some covers I’ve done of a couple of other songs, but this is the first one I’ve done for a song from a video game. Now obviously I’m not perfect and do mess up at times, but despite that I still enjoy playing. The people who have heard me play have always told me I sounded really good and are often blown away when they hear the fact that I’ve never had a music lesson for that instrument before and that I play by ear. I loved this complicated and brilliantly played piece.As far back as I can remember I’ve always loved playing on the Piano and Keyboard, and any chance I could I would play on one no matter where it was at. His confidence returned he is who he is – no longer angry but aware of his fierceness and free. The Gryphon seems to be saying, “I am here, hear me roar”. War Dance, the final movement, is dramatic with strong accented 1/8 notes. But this does not last as he realizes he is now free – a series of choral bars signifying hope. But he is sad, lamenting his time in captivity. The second movement, Gryphonsong, had me seeing the freed Gryphon wandering in a meadow listening to birdsong. At one point you can imagine a Gryphon who is imprisoned in a dungeon scratching his talons on the wall to get out. ![]() The first movement, Serpentile, features a frenetic energy going from the low to high register. One could say that each movement is a character piece of three mystical gryphons inspired by each of these players. ![]() Each movement is loosely based on the personalities of each player of the Gryphon Trio: I – Jamie Parker (pianist), II – Annalee Patipatanakoon, III – Roman Borys. Much of the work is based on musical materials from my solo piano work Eccentric Gestures. It is in three movements and takes the listener through the mystical world of gryphons. The work explores the colouristic, virtuosic, and expressive possibilities of the piano trio while highlighting my more personal musical language. This needed to be taken into consideration – having them express themselves as one entity, not three separate players. Being that they have been performing together for so many years, they have established a sound that defines their group. As well, it was important to have the work specifically tailored to the Gryphon Trio. We decided that this would be the direction to go. To my surprise, of their twenty-one years of commissioning new works, the “gryphon” mythology had not yet been explored as a theme. After brainstorming with them, we came up with enough ideas to formulate the thesis of the piece. In addition, this was an opportunity for me to explore new ideas with a group that has devoted themselves to performing new music as well as standard repertoire. Up until that point, I had held off writing for this medium mainly because I wanted ensure my technique was firmly established before taking on such a project, most especially when high-caliber players are involved. ![]() When I was asked to write a work for the Gryphon Trio, I was absolutely thrilled with the opportunity. ![]()
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