| Music for Player Piano | ||||
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| Released | June 30, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 – 1991 | |||
| Genre | Modern classical | |||
| Length | 36:59 | |||
| Label | Rodentia Productions | |||
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Music for Player Piano is the debut studio album by Daniel Vahnke, released on June 30, 2018, by Rodentia Productions. [1] [2]
All music is composed by Daniel Vahnke.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Imhotep" | 1:57 |
| 2. | "The Twelve Dead Tones" | 0:41 |
| 3. | "Three Fragments" | 1:22 |
| 4. | "Two Feathers" | 0:57 |
| 5. | "Piano Suite No. 1" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Burlesque" | 0:53 |
| 7. | "Phrases" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Zhongxie" | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Decomposition" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Friction" | 0:58 |
| 11. | "Rodentia Ostinati I" | 0:56 |
| 12. | "Rodentia Ostinati II" | 1:11 |
| 13. | "Rodentia Ostinati III" | 1:03 |
| 14. | "Rodentia Ostinati IV" | 1:06 |
| 15. | "Piano Improvisation No. 3" | 0:25 |
| 16. | "Piano Improvisation No. 4" | 2:09 |
| 17. | "Piano Improvisation No. 5" | 1:23 |
| 18. | "Piano Improvisation No. 2" | 1:28 |
| 19. | "Piano Improvisation No. 1" | 2:38 |
| 20. | "Rodentia Ostinati I-IV" | 4:18 |
Adapted from the Music for Player Piano liner notes. [3]
Axon Tremolo
Production
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
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| United States | 2018 | Rodentia Productions | DL |
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