You can click on the flash mp3 player above to listen to the entire concert or you can click on each title individually below.
1. Self Portrait
2. Sway Walla Walla- When I first started playing piano I found ragtime very appealing. Thus it was that when I started composing it was only natural to write a few pieces in the style. "Sway Walla Walla" is a ragime waltz.
3. Roundabout da Palooza- A ragtime two-step
One of the things I like to do when composing is to write musical portraits of people. I'll ask a person who their favorite composer is and then I will compose an "impression" of them in that particular musical style.
4. Portrait of my mother- (in the style of Chopin)
6. Portrait of my brother- (intended to be in the style of Bach, but more Scarlotti sounding then anything)
5. Portrait of my wife- (in the style of Debussy)
7. Some Fake Mozart that I wrote
8. Holy Vibes Up in the Sky- a short neo-jazz piece.
9. Lullaby
10. A Rip on a Turn of Gershwin's- This is the first thing that I ever wrote, when I was 18. I've never been able to play it actually.
Sheet Music:
Anybody interested in buying some sheet music can contact me at the email listed below. Cost is 20$ via PayPal (preferred). International shipping is probably extra. Or you can mail a check to Noah Chriss, PO Box 12164, Seattle, Wa. 98102
The book includes all the songs listed above plus an additional 4 musical portraits. You can see a sample sheet here.
