Writer Musician Cat butler simonlittlefield.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3mwuwejm2ix23sketch for piano and alto saxes Photo by Valentin Ivantsov on Pexels.com There are two notable things about today's sketch: one, yes that is Philip Glass' piano (played by me (on a minikey keyboard)); two, the coda played on alto saxes (all played by me (on a minikey keyboard)). http://simonlittlefield.org/2026/10/02/sketch-for-piano-and-alto-saxes/02 Oct 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuwejm2ix23https://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3mwsnyulhxb2yGaelic Voices Photo by Phil Evenden on Pexels.com http://simonlittlefield.org/2026/10/01/gaelic-voices/01 Oct 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsnyulhxb2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3mvi6wiy6q22ehttps://simonlittlefield.org/2026/09/14/140926-vii-kca-0-piano-collider-sketch/14 Sep 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi6wiy6q22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3me72wieoj22vFor Bandcamp Friday here's a brief excerpt from Downhill, my latest experiment with a string orchestra #orchestral #minimal #phase #ambient #strings #conceptual #slowmusic #bandcampfriday06 Feb 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3me72wieoj22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3ljs5uql5c226For #bandcampfriday, here is the first movement of Islands, a work in progress for woodwinds and choir #choir #woodwinds #orchestral #minimal #piccolo #phasemusic #processmusic #morepiccolo #islands simonlittlefield.bandcamp.com/track/islands https://simonlittlefield.bandcamp.com/track/islands07 Mar 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljs5uql5c226https://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3ljbaxl25pc2uSo much for The Art of the Deal. "Berate the guy with the minerals in front of the world's media until he leaves without signing the $500bn contract." Worst protection racket ever. No protection, just one big racket.28 Feb 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbaxl25pc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3lg6n64ks3k2gIt's orchestral It's improvised It's topical Have a nice day #augury #cello #collegno #flautando #improvised #orchestral #percussion #strings #topical #trumpets https://simonlittlefield.bandcamp.com/track/augury-20012520 Jan 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6n64ks3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3lemhozpce22tIt's been quite the year So to make it better, here is 20 hours and 24 minutes of the best music I've composed, improvised and mashed together in 2024 HNY! https://simonlittlefield.bandcamp.com/album/does-it-just-go-on-like-this-the-very-best-of-2024 #ambient #classical #composition #drums #improvisation #minimal #orchestra #phase #strings31 Dec 2024 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemhozpce22thttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3ldgjey5jak2pOK, now it's Xmas... #jazz #harp #Xmas #disco #guitar #bebop #hiphop #vibes #trumpet https://simonlittlefield.bandcamp.com/album/jazz-harp-xmas-disco-ep16 Dec 2024 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgjey5jak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3lcms3iuxik2jAbandon is what happens when you go away for ten days without a guitar Abandon is big drums lush strings and woozy '70s synths Aban don is . . . OUT NOW #dance #synths #experimental #strings #drums #bandcampfriday #ambient #prog simonlittlefield.bandcamp.com/album/abandon https://simonlittlefield.bandcamp.com/album/abandon06 Dec 2024 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcms3iuxik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3lcfhcuyw5s2tThat's attention to detail - they've even restored Quasimodo https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/03/donald-trump-paris-trip-notre-dame-reopening03 Dec 2024 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfhcuyw5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3lbyw6vuutk2zThanks28 Nov 2024 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbyw6vuutk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3layhdeqa6c27Thanks to Kate Molleson's excellent Composer of the Week on Radio 3 for introducing me to a pianist I knew far too little about, and this short film about Bud Powell made in Copenhagen in '63. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtBAHTXTy9E15 Nov 2024 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3layhdeqa6c27https://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3lay5up4gwk27"It's Twitter, isn't it?"15 Nov 2024 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lay5up4gwk27https://bsky.app/profile/simonlittlefield.bsky.social/post/3lavptect342sJoining Bluesky from X...14 Nov 2024 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:4n3sluc5b3md5vaacoouklhg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavptect342s