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Michael Shuey
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Sheet Music
Scores
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Michael Gabriel Edouard Shuey
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General Information
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Winds of Change
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Shuey, Michael Gabriel Edouard
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IMS 8
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G minor
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1995-96
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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4 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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piano
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To practice hand-over-hand arpeggios on the piano, I made an exercise for myself based on a simple chord progression (G-minor->D-major->G-minor->E-flat major->G-minor->G-dim->G-flat major). I would practice this every day just to get warmed up. After several days of practicing, I expanded around this chord progression to create the beginning of this piece. I let the music take me to other places with several changes of pace and style. I found the changes intriguing. When I tried to think of the “feel” of this piece, a hearty and singing wind with mountains in the background came to mind. At the time of writing this I also was very much enjoying playing the card game called Magic The Gathering. In that game, every card had commissioned art work. I would frequently be reciting a piece over in my head while playing. One day I noticed a particular card called “Winds of Change” which I thought embodied the feel of this piece.
