Longing (For the Children Remixes)

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For the Children was originally an exercise in the study of Estonian classical composer Arvo Pärt’s tintinnabuli style. This simple style was influenced by chant music and the overtone serious of bells. In a true if you give a mouse a cookie experience, the idea of a set of variations, thought to only take a couple of months, ended up taking a year. Over that year, Joey Brink recorded the piece on the carillon at the University of Denver, Caleb and Aaron performed the piece live with piano, Ableton, and theremin for the celebration of Piano Day 2024, and Caleb repeatedly rewrote string accompaniments and eventually studied the book Gradus ad Parnassum by Johann Joseph Fux (a work J.S. Bach, the Mozarts, Haydn, and Beethoven all profited from), before finally writing an passable string part.

The possibilities for remixes are endless, but here are seven we hope you enjoy.

*To Apple fans, sorry this isn’t available to you. The word “remix” has a technical meaning to Apple, and we couldn’t come to an understanding on the album credits without changing the album’s title and it was too late for such things.

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Credits
Piano Caleb Nei
Carillon Joey Brink
Violin, viola, cello Sam Tippen
Electric guitar Aaron Campbell
Theremin Aaron Campbell
Postlude on a Phone recorded live at Cordial Coffee Co. in Berryville, VA
Producer Caleb Nei
Recording engineer Aaron Campbell
Mixing & mastering engineer Aaron Campbell
Graphic design Caleb Nei
Recording location Sono Luminus, Boyce, VA
Recording date 2024

Original piano recording credits
Piano Caleb Nei
Producer Caleb Nei
Recording engineer Joshua Frey
Mixing & mastering engineer Aaron Campbell
Piano technician John Veitch
Piano Steinway & Sons model D #D607799
Recording location Sono Luminus, Boyce, VA
Recording date October 3, 2023

Release date January 31, 2025
UPC 859798982261
Catalog number VS010