Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.525271 By James Michael Stevens. By James Michael Stevens. Arranged by James Michael Stevens. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Instructional,New Age. Score. 4 pages. James M Stevens Music ASCAP #135807. Published by James M Stevens Music ASCAP (A0.525271). Written January 9, 2022, this is a an original piano composition in the mode of B Locrian. Locrian is a rarely used mode because unlike all the other modes its tonic (first chord) is not major or minor, but diminished. Also, it is different in that it does not have a solid dominant because the distance to the 5th is a tritone or what in Medieval times was considered the “devil in music†and avoided it at all cost. So at times it can be a little unsettling, but I’ve blended this in with a somewhat impressionist feel with lots of colors in the harmony while all staying within the Locrian. James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN.
