Here is a new composition based on an improvisation I did back in January of this year. My works tend towards complexity, but this one does the opposite and is boiled down to its bare ‘essentials’. The sheet music is available below both as original and easier versions.
Original Version
Easier Version
Boiling an improvisation down to its essentials is harder than writing something complex – the complex version lets you hide behind the notes. I improvise with words rather than keys (a few months of freestyle rap practice), and the same law holds: the simple version exposes every weak choice. Offering the easier sheet music version alongside the original is a generous touch.