I haven’t been able to compose quite as much lately as I’d like, but I had fun with a little 5/4 composition that I wrote on 8 November 2023.  It’s called “Orange Roll,” mainly because I wrote it with an orange gel pen, and I had fun playing around with the harmonies and variations on it.

Here’s the original “Orange Roll” in A minor:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dB5-XT0SwhI

Here’s the reharmonized version, which changes to a jazzy Dm9, ending on a A major:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qm9g1LQcYF8

To pad out my YouTube content schedule, I’ve combined the original “Orange Roll” and the reharmonized version into one video:

And here’s “Orange Roll” on bass:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/duXd9qCfS0c

Finally, here’s the score.  I wrote the harmonies on 13 November 2023, as I didn’t have time to sit down and play the piece for five days.  Yeesh!

Happy Listening!

—TPP