Nocturne Semplice (2016) is based on a simple melody, with the development of the line in 6ths reflecting Chopin’s Étude, Op 25, No. 8.Recorded on Expressions: Piano Music by Kirsten Johnson (CRC 4095).This music score was submitted for Resonate 2024: An Open Access Call for Scores by the UCLA Music Library.
Rondo (1990) opens with the rondo tune set in parallel inverted triads. The B section has a light melody, with 6/8 and 3/4 meters juxtaposed between the hands. The rondo melody returns, followed by the lyrical C section, with the final rondo section building to a thunderous finish.Recorded on Expressions: Piano Music by Kirsten Johnson (CRC 4095).T...
Fascinated by the legendary creature known as “monkey”, notorious for descending from the high mountains in the aims to disrupt our livelihoods, I found myself drawn into a quest to know more about these elusive beings. One day, I encountered an individual who perfectly embodied the traits of the “monkey” I have studied about. Convinced of its iden...
Written in 2021, this piece was inspired by Benjamin Carr’s (1768-1831) set of Applicazione Addolcita, subtitled Twelve Airs and a Ground, with Variations or arranged as Rondos, Op.6 (1809). Applicazione Addolcita No. 13 follows Carr’s set of twelve, using a similar structure. Opening with a quiet prelude in A minor, the “Rondo: Toccata” ensues, w...
North Texas (a scherzo for piano) was primarily composed 1989, while the composer was a graduate student at the University of North Texas College of Music, but completed in 2011. In ABA form, the outer lively outer sections in F minor are contrasted with a beautiful middle section in Bb minor.Recorded on Expressions: Piano Music by Kirsten Johnson ...
Published in Journal of Measurements in Engineering
Feature extraction is a crucial component in the analysis of piano music signals. This article introduced three methods for feature extraction based on frequency domain analysis, namely short-time Fourier transform (STFT), linear predictive cepstral coefficient (LPCC), and Mel-frequency cepstral coefficient (MFCC). An improvement was then made to t...
People with Parkinson’s disease often show deficits in dexterity, which, in turn, can lead to limitations in performing activities of daily life. Previous studies have suggested that training in playing the piano may improve or prevent a decline in dexterity in this population. In this pilot study, we tested three participants on a six-week, custom...
Composed in 2022 on text by Jonathan Herring, this piece is for soprano and piano.Longing is a love song, based on a poem written by the composer’s husband to her before they married. Jonathan was living in England, the composer was in the States, and he wrote her letters daily, often including a poem. At the time the poem was written, the future w...
