Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

3 months ago

359 - Christmas Bells 2025 Starting with the first set of these tunes in 2012 I’ve composed pieces I imagine would sound nice played by handbells for this holiday.

Handbell music.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

257 - Cake-eaters Lament More and more I’m reminded of the famous quote “Let them eat cake” and its ramifications.

Today’s piece is a riff on “Let Them Eat Cake,“ a sentiment we’re experiencing right now.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

256 - 37 Cents 1001…

Today’s sheet music is a piece from a couple of years ago with a title I have no clue what it means.

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philipdewalt.substack.com/p/256-37-cents

Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

255 - Milliphobia 1000 - Chiliaphobia

Today on my blog I just posted my 1000th tune.
I have nearly that many un-published.
#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky
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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

254 - Gently Hitting The Fan -1

They’re going to weaponize Kirk’s death - you know they will. Shit’s going to hit the fan.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

253 - Another Amazing Day -3

Another amazing day of completely batshit headline and unhinged government officials wreaking global havoc:
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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

252 - The Bad, The Worse and The Hideous -4

New sheet music attempting but failing to channel Dominic Frontiere:

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

251 - ICE, ICE Baby! -5

My latest tune is all about these fun-loving, wacky kidnappers:

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

251 - ICE, ICE Baby! -5

Today’s tune dedicated to those wild, wacky fun-loving kidnappers in ICE:

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

250 - Framed -6

Tariffs caused us to NOT buy a new frame for this poster. Just wait until groceries catch up!
#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky
philipdewalt.substack.com/p/250-framed

Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

249 - Slowly Rolling -7

Our slow descent into national insanity continues:

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

248 - Music for a Mechanical Organ -8

Taking a break from the American Nightmare for some mechanical organ / clock music today.

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

6 months ago

247 - Diminishment -9

The title has double meaning - Fall setting in and our former good standing being defecated upon.

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

246 - Ridiculous Existence -10

We’re living a ridiculous existence thanks to the stupidity of knuckle-dragging goobers in red states.

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky

philipdewalt.substack.com/p/246-ridicu...

Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

245 - Feisty Bird -11

Our bird get’s “uppity” when her wings haven’t been trimmed for a while.

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Simon Belshaw

@simonbelshaw.bsky.social

7 months ago

Miniature 2 Here is the second miniature.

Miniature 2

musicmachines.substack.com/p/miniature-2

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

244 - Victor's Free Music I met Victor Kioulaphides several years ago at one of the annual classical mandolin conventions, I think it was the one in Normal Ill, not sure.

A composer I know gives all his music away for free and he makes a living that way!

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

243 - Game Nights -13

Two game nights is a row is almost one night too many, but only almost.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

242 - Steamhead -14

Today’s music about a vaping device hidden in a recliner - some inspiration huh?

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

241 - Divergent Thinking -15

The title is the process I used when composing this:

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

240 - Terrorization -16

Today’s sheet music - welcome to the new normal:

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky #fascism #terrorism #fascist

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

239 - High Strung -17

Today’s piece is a reflection of my general demeanor living under encroaching fascism.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

238 - The Long Day -18

Yesterday was a long day - hell, with these assholes EVERY DAY is a long day.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

Hidden Strathspey -19

Today’s tune is from 2012. Was untitled but obviously I’d composed a strathspey.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

236 - Running Out The Clock -20

Times running out. The fascists will dump the orange dotard as soon as they think we're cowed.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

235 - Ballad 1 This piece is from the first set of I wrote in 2012 and is one of the earliest in that set (#27).

Todays tune is an older one, from 2012 - The 27th tune (out of over 1,500 so far).

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

234 - Green Beans & Corn I’ve come up with a way of preparing humble canned green beans and canned corn in a wok, frying them in butter with paprika and cajun seasonings with some onion flakes and finishing them off with a he...

Keeping up with my policy of cross-posting my daily blog / sheet music here for whatever it’s worth.

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

233 - Chocolate Marshmallow Bits Don’t ask me how I got a bag of tiny dehydrated chocolate marshmallows, but I’ve had them for a while and decided to open the bag this evening.

Today’s sheet music is relatively vapid pap, but here it is nonetheless.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

232 - Wind Damage Weird microburst of wind out of nowhere blew over nearly half a cord of wood I’d tediously split and stacked so you have to know how much I really appreciated having to re-stack it.

Today’s sheet music, a short break from the chaos.

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Aardman

@aardman.bsky.social

7 months ago

231 - Movie Night Had friends over this evening for dinner and a movie night - was pleasant.

Today’s sheet music. Decided to tone down the cynicism in my commentary just a little:

#originalmusic #composition #composer #music #musician #sheetmusic #originalmusicSky #compositionSky #composerLife #composerSky #musicSky #musiciansky #sheetmusicsky

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