Rising Sun Variations

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Bruce Wolosoff

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Composition History

Bruce Wolosoff, the composer and pianist, wrote his largest piece to date, 'Rising Sun Variations', during the enforced solitude of the COVID pandemic in March 2020.

Composer Biography

Bruce Wolosoff, the composer and pianist, fulfilled a teenage fantasy of becoming a real composer and creating an epic statement based on rock materials with his 'Rising Sun Variations'.

Composition History

The 'Rising Sun Variations' began as a daily practice designed by Bruce Wolosoff, the composer and pianist, to help him stay sane during the COVID pandemic.

Compositional Technique

Bruce Wolosoff, the composer and pianist, initially composed around 150 to 175 individual variations on 'House of the Rising Sun' before structuring them into a longer piece.

Recording & Production

The recording of 'Rising Sun Variations' took place on June 8, 2024, at Oktaven Audio in Mount Vernon, New York, with Charles Mueller as producer, engineer, editor, and mastering engineer.

Performer Biography

Bruce Wolosoff, the pianist and composer, was born in New York City in 1955 and played in rock bands as a teenager while also studying classical piano.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bruce Wolosoff, the composer and pianist, was primarily interested in the melody and chord changes of 'House of the Rising Sun', not its lyrics, which tell the story of a soldier dying of venereal disease.