Hi david. Your music sounds great: inspiring, pretty moving, misterious, and full of an intense sense of wonder and joy. I m enjoying a lot the moments i spent playing it.. thaks a lot for your gorgeous music and for take us to another world of sheer beauty..
Congratulations, David, on your beautiful compositions. They contain all the ingredients of music I love - the depth, logic and beauty of Bach, Handel and Mozart, the creativity and rich moods of Mendelssohn, the playfulness of Chopin, the dancing jazzy rhythm of Gershwin and Joplin, the emotional touch of David Foster and Hans Zimmer. There’s something for everyone. And the pieces are very playable for everyone. Beginners will learn quickly. Intermediate players will be able to jump in right away. And even advanced players will have a lot of fun. I invite everyone to look at David’s YouTube channel to see him playing all of his pieces. What a blessing that is. Imagine if we had been able to see Bach or Mendelssohn play their pieces on YouTube! Keep up the good work, David! And the App is fantastic. I’m using my iPad Pro 13 inch and the quality is amazing.
The music is absolutely beautiful. Some pieces I am able to play, some not. But with practice, maybe one day I can accomplish the ones David
executes so effortlessly. I enjoy watching his fingers roll across the keys.
I really like the book. And since it was written by a professional, you can only learn from it.
I'm play classical music pretty exclusively and don't normally do covers but this one caught my attention. Very playable and faithful to the soundtrack. Thanks and well done David!
What's there to say. You either think that gladiator has one of the best soundtracks or you don't
I love the driving rhythm, especially in the left hand. All 5 of the Incantation songs have this same characteristic. (This same characteristic is also found in the Bell Carol and The Rhapsodist.) Incantation V feels like it could be a sound track of a swashbuckling pirate movie. It is so much fun to play and sounds great when mastered!
Thank You for this very good Composing-Guide. I'll look at it every day the next few weeks. I've done several compositions for keyboard or organ in the last years and spent many of time to write it by pencil on notes paper. Now I'll follow your recommendation to use a music notation tool.
An excellent piece with a great mix of rhythmic kick and “moto perpetuo” continuity. I shall enjoy learning this, as will my congregations / audiences in hearing it. Bravo David.
Great piece, a little tricky in some spots, which I like. Once you practice it, it's very easy to be expressive with the piece, even whimsical at some parts. Thank you, David for a great arrangement!
I bought A Pianist's Guide to Playing the Organ not because I intend to play the organ, but out of curiosity as I have always been fascinated by the instrument. And, after reading David’s post explaining how his solar-powered organ works, I wanted to know more. I must say, the book turned out to be a captivating read.
I love this one! I first saw it in a YouTube Shorts video and I instantly thought that I want to learn how to play it… Then I realized that many pieces of you are fantastic. I especially love that the melody is also in the lower parts of the piano and the virtuosity of the pieces. I think I will have a great time learning how to play more songs of you! You’re one of my favorite composers now. Thank you for sharing your music with the world!
My wife is a concert pianist and will be performing an Advent concert with two other musicians on December 21st. The Christmas carols arranged by David Hicken are very appealing and touching.
Not much has to be said about the piece itself: It is so good and unique, and really fun to learn and practice! The sheet music is similarly impeccable: easy to read, well structured and annotated, suggesting a very efficient way to approach the original tempo. While clearly challenging due to the uncommon octave playing technique, it sounds amazing even on an upright piano.
