In the winter of 2016 and 2017, composer Thomas Keesecker composed a set of piano pieces, which would go on to grow into a hugely popular series. Keesecker saw a need for uncomplicated, introspective, hymn-based pieces that would serve to help us reflect on the themes of the season.
With that need in mind, The Quiet Center, a collection of pieces for Advent and Christmas, became the inaugural book in this series. Most of the pieces are about three minutes long, and several combine two hymn tunes or a hymn tune and folk tune together.
It was followed closely by The Quiet Night, which features music for Christmas and Epiphany, and even includes an optional piano and violin duet.
Following suit, The Quiet Journey came next, with particularly expressive—but not intrusive or busy—settings for Lent and Easter. The composer also included a few “easter eggs” in one of the pieces.
The fourth volume, The Quiet Harvest, features music for Praise and Thanksgiving, and, as in earlier cases, the book does a wonderful job of combining tunes together. The composer takes care to give a musical voice to the elements of travel, gathering, and celebration that are integral to the fall season.
Finally, The Quiet Heart will be the last installment in this series. Subtitled “Music for Healing,” this volume will be available in Spring 2020.
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