Announcing Haiku Music

As of today, I'm replacing my Musical Musings with Haiku Music.  Here is my first effort inspired by the Haiku "Awake at Night" written by the famous 17th Century Japanese poet Matsuo Basho .

The idea is to create music based on the rules of Haiku Poetry.  I'm really excited about creating an ancient art form for a 21st century technology!

When you play the video, try to match the poem to the music.

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