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Mr. Mark Bloss

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I have played the piano since I was very young; beginning on my own to pound out notes at 5 years and learning from my father. His repertoire included Chopin's works; most Nocturnes, Waltzes and Etudes he would negotiate seemingly without effort, the Polonaises, the 2nd Piano Concerto - he would play through the two piano version we owned.

I eagerly soaked it up and eventually learned how to play all of his repertoire and more; Liszt, whose works my father actually discouraged me from tackling at 13 years old, I learned and practiced until my fingers were out of joint. I learned to pound out rags by Joplin and passably perform works of Schubert, Gershwin, Bartok, Ives and much more.

Later, I learned to play the Violin and attained 1st chair in 1st Violins in the orchestra at John Overton high-school in Nashville from 1977 to '78. My hands grew large and it became more difficult to play the Violin.

I performed in chorus and Madrigal groups as a young man in High School and College. I taught myself to write music from a young age beginning while in high school and studied Music Composition in College.

I have some experience with the Guitar, the Viola and 'cello.

I dabble in a bit of everything. My style of composition is wide-ranging for a typical American of my demographic category and economic status. If that isn't overgeneralizing I don't know what is.

Newest A Woodwind Vignette (1:45), Waltz of the Turtles, published April 6, 2012. A Prelude for Piano is completed January 23, 2012, "The Forgotten". An Impromptu, "Overture to the Day before Yesterday" is available as of December 30, 2011.

Recent Revisions

9. Prelude for Piano incl. MP3. 2 April, 2012

String Orchestras (and anyone who wants to enjoy this work) are encouraged and welcome to consider the following transcription: (I believe the MP3 is well made): Mazurka Opus 56, #3 (F.Chopin) for String Orchestra

For a good listening experience, I recommend the MP3 version when available. These all are prepared on my computer, the vast majority being prepared in Sibelius 5.25 and rendered by Sibelius as WAV files, then converted to MP3. I try to modify playback in various ways for the sake of realism, but nevertheless these are all representations of what it might sound like if performed live; to give an idea. In view of this it is logical to keep one's expectations within reason, at least until I can afford ProTools.

Please visit the links listed below. All have a link back to this page. Some MP3 files can be downloaded for personal use, and linked to for streaming purposes, from there. ScoreExchange, here, remains for now the only source for the actual scores, however. SibeliusMusic is in the process of closing their operations, but the Sibelius software really is the best there is, and Avid, in general, produces the most professional software available for creating music of any kind. See www.avid.com for more details.

Linking to my music, anywhere you find it, is welcomed. Please let me know if you do, it is appreciated. I want to personally thank all of you who have linked to my music - and notified me by email.

I hope you find something you like here. My crystal ball is broken and I have no plans to get it fixed, so I won't know unless you email me, to let me know.