Pianos
I spent a long time playing the piano before really getting into it… Of course, I started taking lessons at 15, but at home, I only had a Bontempi-type electric wind organ, which made it a bit difficult for me to practice! Then, I went down the path of organ or synthesizer-type instruments. This caused a big shift from the start, which caused me some difficulties when I really wanted to tackle the instrument. But thanks to the purchase of my first digital piano in 1988 (the Roland H800), I started working and modestly began to write a few pieces for piano. Compared to composing group music, piano music requires great rigor.
A thorough reflection on the arrangement and distribution of notes and parts on the keyboard. We are in the orchestral world, and this requires a lot of knowledge and technique… which I don’t necessarily have! But, with my own recipes, I ended up developing a personal cuisine. This led me to realize the project Dans la maison vide, which is essentially presented as a suite of pieces for piano, based on a common theme. If I put aside digital pianos, the most representative instruments that I have encountered are the following: