This album is available on Apple Music and Spotify.
Kindred Spirits 2:09
Breezing Up 1:47
Quiet Moment 2:00
Forgotten Dream 1:07
Beethoven, Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 II: Allegretto 4:36
Orchard of Optimism 2:05
J.S. Bach, Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 1:04
J.S. Bach, Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784 1:25
J.S. Bach, Prelude in F Major, BWV 927 0:44
September Sunrise 1:22
Positive Mood 1:18
Out and About 2:33
Fading Light 3:04
Dark Clouds 1:52
Warm Up 1:37
Turkey Blues 1:30
Bold Dreams 3:23
Dream Full of Notes 1:56
All songs were performed, produced, and engineered by Seth Winship Gilbane in Maine and New Hampshire. Special thanks to my mother for her input.
This album is a combination of three original pocket operator songs, three short Bach pieces, one Beethoven piece, and eleven original songs recorded with my Roland FP-30. The artwork for the album was created by my brother. The first draft of this album was created in 2024. It was made from an overflow of ideas from my first album, Happy Days.
The momentum for this album grew exponentially when my co-worker 3D printed a laptop stand to go on my Roland FP-30. Equipped with my MacBook Pro at my fingertips, my productivity surged on the multi-instrument tracks.
The classical pieces on this album are still works in progress, especially the Beethoven. I have played Invention 8 and Sonata 6, movement II: Allegretto in masterclasses where I received helpful feedback. In the foreword to the inventions, J.S. Bach wrote that the inventions were a way for amateurs of the keyboard to obtain good ideas and “acquire a strong foretaste of composition”. My goal is to learn more of the inventions and keep on composing.
“Breezing Up” is my favorite song on the album. “Breezing Up” came about one day after my teacher made a point of distinguishing between fully diminished chords and half-diminished chords. It uses the mixolydian mode, and I was picturing a sailboat when I wrote it.
The first side of the album is slower with fewer instruments, and the second side of the album has a more electronic feel. The album explores aspirational dreams and sleepy dreams. The song “Bold Dreams” is about the 2024 Olympic 1500-meter race. The last song, “Dream Full of Notes,” is a melody I heard in a dream.
Thanks for listening,
Seth Gilbane
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