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    <title>David Lanz - Skyline Firedance Suite</title>

    <description>I played David Lanz's Skyline Firedance Suite on the piano</description>

    <category>Piano</category>

    <category>Music</category>

    <category>Music recording</category>

    <series order="8">2022 music project</series>

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<p>

    I grew up playing the music of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lanz">David

    Lanz</a>. I have many fond memories of playing stuff out of the book with his gigantic

    face on the cover.

</p>

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    <caption>The eyes seem to follow you&#x2026;</caption>

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<p>

    That particular collection contains a trilogy of songs that form what is apparently

    called <em>Skyline Firedance Suite</em>, which sounds pretty rad. This week I brushed up on

    my New Age piano playing skills and recorded myself performing them. As usual, I played

    them all too fast, but what's the point of playing stuff if you don't play everything

    too fast?

</p>

<p>

    Also, sorry about the feet in the first one. I thought it was a weird angle

    for looking at bare feet so I put on some shoes in the subsequent recording

    sessions.

</p>

<h2>Prelude to the Dance</h2>

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    <caption>

        Me playing David Lanz's <em>Prelude to the Dance</em>

        <small>(recorded on <glacius:date value="2022-03-04" />)</small>

    </caption>

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<h2>The Setting of Two Suns</h2>

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    type="video">

    <caption>

        Me playing David Lanz's <em>The Setting of Two Suns</em>

        <small>(recorded on <glacius:date value="2022-03-04" />)</small>

    </caption>

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<h2>Firedance</h2>

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    type="video">

    <caption>

        Me playing David Lanz's <em>Firedance</em>

        <small>(recorded on <glacius:date value="2022-03-05" />)</small>

    </caption>

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