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Queen of Hearts

from Solitaire (The Virtue of Patience) by Mirla

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A romantic, stirring piano solo, influenced by the Romantics,
particularly Rachmaninoff.

--Story--
A passionate protest piece, that decries the futility of imperial
wars and pays homage to those unsung women of Mirla’s
generation, whose patience, stoicism and quiet passion helped
them to endure and steel our nation to the horrors of war.

– Conversation Notes –
It begins in gut-wrenching piano motif. An expression of all the
sadness and sufferings of war. Then, it drops, into a deep well of
fury, with dark, pulsating ostinato base notes; an echoed refrain
from ‘… Konyu Cutting’.

The tension and anger builds with each register lift, with each
slamming note and chord shift, before an impossibly dramatic
breakdown, with a stark rhythm change and hugely satisfying
and dignified chords that pound the keys, to smash imperial
ambitions and celebrate of love and humanity.

The piece is a feminine response to the masculine context of
“… Konyu Cutting. It ends with a return and resolution of that
deadly piano motif.

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from Solitaire (The Virtue of Patience), released September 3, 2021

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Mirla Newcastle, Australia

Mirla is an Australian neo-classical pianist and screen composer
Mirla blends classical form with contemporary elements of minimalism, electronica and experimental. Piano is flourished in strings, subtle rhythm, field recordings and sophisticated soundscapes. ... more

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