Fantasies For Piano, by Michael R. Oldham

Fantasies For Piano

by Michael R. Oldham

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1.	Fantasy on a Melody by Fiona Apple - "Jonathan" 02:12	info	buy track
2.	Fantasy on a Melody by My Brightest Diamond - "Dragonfly" 04:36	info	buy track
3.	Fantasy on a Melody by the Dirty Projectors - "Offspring Are Blank" 02:18	info	buy track
4.	Fantasy on a Melody by Andrew Bird - "Pulaski At Night" 03:15	info	buy track
5.	Fantasy on a Melody by St. Vincent - "Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood" 02:55	info	buy track
6.	Fantasy on a Melody by Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago" 02:27	info	buy track

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Fantasy: "a musical composition, free in form, typically involving variation on an existing work or the imaginative representation of a situation or story; a fantasia." [New Oxford American Dictionary]

This album is something I've been working on for some time. I am a huge fan of so many different artists and composers. "Fantasies For Piano" is a collective tribute to some of my favorite artists. Many composers of the past would write pieces based on melodies by other composers, as a fantasy, a different arrangement, or a theme and variations. It is a tradition I wanted to continue (but with a modern twist), so I came up with the idea for this album.

I think of these works as a sort of ultimate "fan letter" to these artists I so greatly admire. At the beginning of each piece, I play the original melody, relatively unaffected or changed. I then take that melody, motif, main idea, or texture and warp it in different styles, accompaniments, and harmonies. I sometimes veer completely away from the main idea and drift into some constructs completely of my own, but then I bring back the idea at the end to sort of "sum up" what I am trying to say, musically.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed composing and playing them. Thanks for listening!
-MRO

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released December 13, 2014

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Composer: Michael R. Oldham
Piano: Michael R. Oldham
Recording: Sam Mazzocco (Chubby Pug Productions)
Mixing/Mastering: Sam Mazzocco & Jim Schanz

Recorded at Backthird Audio - Aurora, IL.

Original Artwork by: Michael R. Oldham

*All tracks licensed through Limelight Song Clearance, a division of RightsFlow Mechanical License Services.*

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Michael R. Oldham Chicago, Illinois

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Michael R. Oldham (b. 1989 Braidwood, IL) is a composer and pianist who weaves artwork, story, and imagination into his work.

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