Last Friday, 1 March 2024, I released Epistemology, my latest collection of original compositions. I personally think it’s some of the best of my newer works.
You can listen to and/or purchase Epistemology through the following services (and more!):
- Amazon: https://amzn.to/3V2PMCb
- Amazon 🐒 Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CTKXN1FY
- Apple 🍏 Music: https://music.apple.com/us/library/albums/l.oUWEPVz?l=en-US
- Bandcamp 🎼 ($5!): https://tjcookmusic.bandcamp.com/album/epistemology
- YouTube 📺 Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nTAVdCSyoR_5McxWT7IFM0Cst4dDeA4B4
- YouTube 📺 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFF1t5mY3c&list=OLAK5uy_mXfmSIqUpo2FNoOkI0Q1wPAekcoOQdMY4
This week, I thought I’d feature the title track of this epic release.
“Epistemology“—the title track from my latest release—is a suite for piano, clarinet, and bass clarinet. It explores several philosophical theories of epistemology–“how do we know what we know?”–through music.
It’s divided into seven sections:
I. The Skeptic
II. Observation
III. The Empiricist
IV. The Rationalist
V. The Idealist
VI. The Postmodernist
VII. Chorale of Truth
Six (6) being the number of man, I aligned it with the philosophical school most likely to lead us into relativistic error and confusion. Seven (7) being the number associated with God, I composed a chorale extolling Truth, which flows from God. The 3/4 sections in the chorale section were both a necessity of the rhythm I wanted and a reflection of the Holy Trinity.
Section II (“Observation”) is a short lead-in segment to Section III (“The Empiricist”). I wanted the grade-school numerology referenced in the previous paragraph to line up—ha!
The theme from “The Skeptic” repeats throughout the piece in various forms, moving through the ways of knowing until arriving at the Truth–consonant, resonant, and beautiful.
Here is illustrated sheet music:
Happy Listening!
—TPP
Other Editions of Open Mic Adventures:
- “Open Mic Adventures I: Oingo Boingo’s ‘Just Another Day’“
- “Open Mic Adventures II: Billy Joel’s ‘Piano Man’“
- “Open Mic Adventures III: Joanie Sommers’s ‘Johnny Get Angry’“
- “Open Mic Adventures IV: KISS’s ‘I Still Love You’“
- “Open Mic Adventures V: ‘There’s a Light (Over at the Frankenstein Place)’“
- “Open Mic Adventures VI: Journey’s ‘Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’“
- “Open Mic Adventures VII: ‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes’“
- “Open Mic Adventures VIII: Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound of Silence’“
- “Open Mic Adventures IX: Journey’s ‘Faithfully’“
- “Open Mic Adventures X: ‘Time Warp’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XI: Spooktacular Supergroup Covers ‘Monster Mash’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XII: ‘Ghostly’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XIII: The Penguins’ ‘Earth Angel’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XIV: ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XV: ‘O Holy Night’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XVI: ‘Please Come Home for Christmas’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XVII: ‘L’il Divertimento in C major’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XVIII: ‘Satiean Motion’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XIX: ‘Two-Day Minuet for Left Hand’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XX: ‘Sleepy Student’s Serenade’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXI: Styx’s ‘Come Sail Away’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXII: ‘Blessed Assurance’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXIII: ‘Gabbi’s Gavotte’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXIV: ‘Softly and Tenderly’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXV: ‘Venite, exultemus Domino’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXVI: ‘Sonatina’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXVII: ‘Heavenly Sunlight’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXVIII: ‘Song of the Bigfoot’”
- “Open Mic Adventures XXIX: ‘Lavender’s Blue’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXX: ‘Chorale for a Sleepy Wednesday’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXI: ‘Carousel’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXII: Hymn Medley“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXIII: ‘Spore Song (Mushroom Dance)’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXIV: ‘Chase’s Dilemma’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXV: ‘The Rings of Saturn’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXVI: ‘The Rings of Saturn’ LIVE!“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXVII: ‘Private Lessons (Goth Chick)’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXVIII: ‘Quasi-Date’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XXXIX: ‘(I’m in the) Business of Love)’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XL: ‘Parada’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLI: ‘Serenade for a Sleepy Student No. 2’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLII: ‘1001 Arabian Nights’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLIII: ‘Greek Fair’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLIV: ‘Skeleton Dance No. 1’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLV: ‘Skeleton Dance No. 1’ – BASS“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLVI: ‘Canon Event’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLVIII: ‘Skeleton Dance No. 2’“
- “Open Mic Adventures XLIX: Sloppy ‘Hipster Girl Next Door’ Medley“
- “Open Mic Adventures L: ‘Lament of the Lizardman’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LI: ‘Bigfoot Boogie’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LII: ‘Minuet for a New Moon’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LIII: ‘Andante in D major’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LIV: ‘I Need Thee Every Hour’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LV: ‘”Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LVI: ‘Orange Roll’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LVII: ‘Firefly Dance’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LVIII: ‘Kartofelsalat’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LIX: ‘Listless Chorale’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LX: ‘Silent Night’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXI: ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXII: ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXIII: ‘FRANTIC!!’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXIV: ‘Snowfall’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXV: ‘Uninspired Étude in E major’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXVI: ‘Scribblings I: Post-Christmas Concert Scribbling’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXVII: ‘Ode Napoléon’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXVIII: ‘Cook’s Brief Bourrée in E minor’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXIX: ‘Triumphant Processional’“
- “Open Mic Adventures LXX: ‘Moody Noodling’“
The Portly Politico 
As much as I enjoy your compositions, I miss your open mic nights singing covers. Where are the classics, man?!
If Audre could still post, she’d join me on this!
Open mic, open mic, open mic! 😂😂😂
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Haha, I read you loud and clear. It’s difficult to get out to open mic night during the school year. I’ll have some open mic content for you soon, though.
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