Albumleaves

albumleaves was written in the memory of Mary Ann Blunk. It is based on (fragments, collages, and convolutes) passages from ten pieces from a collection of old piano scores that she owned. These are interspersed with reworked fragments from Elegy, an early piece of mine that was also dedicated to the memory of her husband; and spectral chords derived from recordings of the Miller Bell Tower at Chautauqua, New York. The title of the piece refers to the album leaf, a miniature composition (usually for solo piano) originally written as a private dedication to be inserted into a personal album. The plural is a collection of such pieces, as would be found in her piano books.

Recorded and mastered at Oktaven Studio

Charles Mueller, producer