Improvisation 20 "Wandering Waltz"

Today, I decided to do a sleepy little waltz in A major. I didn't want to do anything too convoluted in terms of accompaniment or form. The general structure is a simple rondo form (ABA'CA). However, the C in this case is more a transition on the dominant. For the last A section, I also decided to pick up the tempo a bit and add in running eighths and triplets. For the harmony, I decided to use the "Heart and Soul" changes, which are common in pop music and occasionally appear in classical music.
As I was planning out this improvisation, I stumbled across a series of stunning chronological pictures of Union Station in Chicago. The photographs trace the changing times of the station throughout the decades in beautiful detail. I highly recommend taking a look further at the pictures, as I only picked out my favorites for this video.
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Heart and Soul (Bea Wain & Larry Clinton): • 1938 HITS ARCHIVE: Hea...
Photographs of Union Station (Chicago Tribune): www.chicagotri...
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