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P​é​ch​é​s d​’​â​ge moyen

by Tyler James Cook

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What started as an absurd, self-indulgent inside joke among Internet friends on the Dragon Common Room Telegram page morphed into an absurd, self-indulgent piano composing project. Using a pen, a music journal, and a total lack of shame, Tyler James Cook feverishly composed twelve tiny piano miniatures, bite-sized musical morsels played clumsily by their hack creator.

Inspired by Gioachino Rossini's collection of works, Péchés de vieillesse--"The Sins of Old Age"--Péchés d’âge moyen explores "The Sins of Middle Age," which apparently consist of writing quasi-atonal, multimeter piano pieces in great haste.

All tracks were recorded between 1-2 March 2022 at Trinity Collegiate School in Darlington, South Carolina, on an old spinet piano in the school's Music Room. Tracks were recorded using the voice memo app on Cook's iPhone SE. Listeners can hear Cook's breathing and counting as he plays his pieces, as well as children shouting in the distance as they play basketball.

As such, this is a very *lo-fi* recording. Please be aware of the lo-fi nature before purchasing.

On the plus side, your purchase includes handwritten manuscripts of EVERY piece, as well as some video performances. Also included is a short PDF containing the two blog posts that explain the project in greater detail.

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released March 4, 2022

All pieces composed and performed by Tyler James Cook.
Album artwork, "Apple Picking," by Tyler James Cook.

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Tyler James Cook Lamar, South Carolina

Tyler Cook is a saxophonist, keyboardist, vocalist, and composer/arranger. He also teaches music and history in Darlington County, South Carolina. Tyler has been writing and composing music for over twenty years. His major musical influences are jazz, classical, classic rock, and especially 80s metal. He performs solo and with friends and students, including the popular Unpaid Child Labor Band. ... more

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