I wrote “Dancing On The Moon” years ago and decided it was about time to get it recorded.
A Whimsical Song
Author: John Dusenberry
Composer, Songwriter, and Trombone Player
A Set of Pieces for Piano
Between Chords. A new piece for piano I wrote this past February. The title makes sense when you listen to it.
And here's a much earlier piece, more romantic in style. Little Rhapsody for Piano.
And a Little Fugue for Piano.
Here's a short, somewhat pungent little piece: Sonatina for Piano.
One that was fun to compose, Wholetone Etude for Piano. It's based on the two wholetone scales. (I ended it with perfect 5th button which ironically sounds a bit discordant after being in the wholetone sound world for a few minutes.)
Lost Love, New Love, Kindness
An Irish Drinking Song
Feeling a bit Irish, or wishing you were in a pub having a great time with your friends?
“Irish All The Way” (lyrics by Allan Provost, music by John Dusenberry, performed by Jerry McLean and Blackthorne Aire)
Three Different Christmas Songs
A few years ago I wrote the music for Allan Provost’s lyric about a feeling of sadness at Christmas time, “Where Will I Be Next Christmas?”, which may be appropriate for these pandemic times.
For some reason, this year, maybe because I was thinking about simpler, happier times in the past, or perhaps thinking ahead to a post-pandemic Christmas, I don’t know, but I decided to write a cheerful song, “A Christmas Toast”.
And so here they are:
A Christmas Toast – Music and Lyrics by John Dusenberry
Where Will I Be Next Christmas? – Lyrics by Allan Provost, Music by John Dusenberry
And then a few years later, Elizabeth Keyser, sister of my friend and former workmate Ralph Keyser, asked me to set her "A Seasonal Preference" poem to music. It's about a preferred way of celebrating the holiday.
Music by John Dusenberry 