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DESERT ISLAND PLAYLIST
Without fail these songs hit me in that special place, every time. They leave me in awe and with the inspiration to carry on. Read More
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I Can See You is on iTunes!
Pioneering a new post-Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Bjork sound, I Can See You is pop, poetry and modern expression in a beautifully pained existence. Order Your Copy Here Read More
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Strange MachineThis album is indie rock with a splash of art. Crafted like a playlist, try listening to the whole album to see its effect..Buy CD -
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I Can See YouA little indie and a little art rock... Pop, poetry and modern expression in a beautifully pained existence.Buy CD -
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I'll Be GoodAn aggressive and virtuosic collection of original solo piano compositions. These pieces without words tell deeply personal stories. Video: Like Franz Liszt and Metallica in a cage match!Buy CD
"Wildly original, often chaotic, eclectic as all get-out, and quite a ride." -
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A Little Dark MusicFeaturing four introspective tracks with an ambient tone, this collection of original piano compositions explore real world themes like the environment, poverty and Sept 11. Includes Earth Hour, a 60-minute continuous composition inspired by and best experienced in the dark.Buy CD -
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The Dignity SongThis deeply melancholic yet powerful pop ballad brings a voice to the invisible pain of loss, isolation and loneliness that exist as we age.Buy Single
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Honour and Reality2014 – for men’s chorus (TTBB), a cappella – 6:15 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the start of World War I, I used the creation of this piece as a means to imagine what it must have been like, both on the home front […]View Item -
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What the Walls Feel as they……Stare at Rob Ford Sitting in his Office 2013 – for clarinet choir – 9:00 Eb, 1st Bb (at least 2 players), 2nd Bb (at least 2 players), Alto, Bass, Contrabass (optional) OR 1st Bb, 2nd Bb (at least 2 players), 3rd Bb (at least 2 players), 1st Bass, 2nd Bass Sheet Music Version 1: […]View Item -
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Timelapse2013 – for orchestra – 7:00 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Recording MIDI Demo Photo courtesy of Patricia Byers McPhail Programme Notes Inspired the feverish pace of any big city and the artistic photography and videography that captures that frenzied-ness. - Frank Horvat LT#095View Item -
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Sunflower2014 – marimba, piano, optional sound effects at the end of the piece – 6:00 Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes This composition is a musical memorial to those who perished on Flight MH17. Surrounded by the insanity created by man, a beautiful farmer’s sunflower field was their final resting place. - Frank Horvat LT#110View Item -
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diskriminatsiya2014 – flutes & pre-recorded audio/electronics – 11:06 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Performances World Premiere: August 26, 2014, London, UK Samantha Chang (flute) Christopher Lee (flute) Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes The issue of LGBT discrimination in Russia was never very prevalent on my social justice radar. After all, I’m straight, not gay. I live […]View Item -
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Ode to the Evil Patty Hewes2013 – violin & piano – 14:30 Sheet Music 1st Movement Score (pdf) Violin Part (pdf) 2nd Movement Score (pdf) Violin Part (pdf) 3rd Movement Score (pdf) Violin Part (pdf) Performances World Premiere: June 24, 2014, Sofia, Bulgaria Ralitsa Tcholakova (violin) Zornitsa Radionova (piano) Movements: 1. Ruthless (4:30) 2. Master Manipulator (5:00) 3. Brilliant (5:00) […]View Item -
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The Sad Life of Laure Beauséjour2014 – for period instruments – 2 violins, viola da gamba, harpsichord – 12:00 Sheet Music Score: 1st mov. | 2nd mov. | 3rd mov. | 4th mov. Violin 1 Part: 1st mov. | 2nd mov. | 3rd mov. | 4th mov. Violin 2 Part: 1st mov. | 2nd mov. | 3rd mov. | 4th […]View Item -
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The Man, The Snake and The Fox2013-14 – for violin, various native courtship flutes, piano, native drum – 7 movements 15:30 in total duration Sheet Music Score – 1st Movement (pdf) Flute Part – 1st Movement (pdf) Violin Part – 1st Movement (pdf) Piano Part – 1st Movement (pdf) Score – 2nd Movement (pdf) Score – 3rd Movement (pdf) Score – […]View Item -
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If Not Us, Then Who?2014 – for clarinet, cello, piano, pre-recorded audio/electronics – 10:15 Performances World Premiere: March 8, 2014 Michael Westwood (clarinet) Erika Nielsen (cello) Greg Millar (piano) Other Performances: July 12, 2014, Musideum Michael Westwood (clarinet) Erika Nielsen (cello) Greg Millar (piano) MIDI Demo Programme Notes From November 26 to December 6, 2012, seventeen thousand people gathered […]View Item -
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Life For Mars2013 – for solo piano – 4:53 Sheet Music Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premieres: November 14 & 23, 2013 Vlada Mars (piano) Musideum, Toronto & Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver Recording July 2014 – Frank Horvat Programme Notes I’ve had an opportunity to see Vancouver pianist and composer, Vlada Mars, a number of times here […]View Item -
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08/14/13 – Cairo2013 – for bass clarinet, MIDI generated instruments & sound samples – 12:45 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Performances World Premiere: February 27, 2014 Kathryn Ladano (bass clarinet) Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes Viewing footage on YouTube, I was completely shocked by the brutality of the violence in the crackdown on protesters in Cairo, Egypt on […]View Item -
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Whistleblower2013 – for flute, cello, marimba, electric piano – 9:47 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Flute Part (pdf) Cello Part (pdf) Marimba Part (pdf) Electric Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premiere: November 3, 2013 Marie Bennett (flute), Dorothy Deen (cello), Ben Wahlund (marimba), Mi-Young Chun Kim (electric piano) Naperville Chamber Players, Warrenville Illinois Recording MIDI Demo […]View Item -
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Do You Know Me?2013 – for soprano, violin, cello & piano – 6:55 composed by Frank Horvat & Katya Tchoubar Sheet Music Score (pdf) Soprano Part (pdf) Violin Part (pdf) Cello Part (pdf) Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premiere: September 3, 2013 Katya Tchoubar (soprano), Oleksandra Fedyshyn (violin), Erika Nielsen (cello), Frank Horvat (piano) Casa Loma, Toronto Canada […]View Item -
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Parents’ Expectations2013 – for viola, MIDI generated instruments & sound samples – 10:15 Sheet Music Score (pdf) Recording MIDI Demo Programme Notes The piece is inspired by a documentary I watched online about the life of Steve Reich. In one part of the doc, Reich recounts the divorce of his parents and how his father disapproved […]View Item -
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Lac-Mégantic2013 – for solo piano – 10:39 Sheet Music Piano Part (pdf) Performances World Premiere: September 23, 2013 Lisa Tahara (piano) Music Mondays, Toronto Canada » View Video Other Performances: June 15, 2014 Lisa Tahara (piano) Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto Dec 10, 2014 Lisa Tahara (piano) Arts & Letters Club, Toronto […]View Item -
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The Dignity Song2012 – for voice & piano – 4:40 music by Frank Horvat, words by Adam C. Nihmey Recording Album: The Dignity Song Buy Song: iTunes & CDBaby Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Raven Street Studios, Ottawa Musicians: Romy Mounzer (vocals), Frank Horvat (piano) Producer: Frank Horvat Mixing/Mastering: Jean Martin Programme Notes This deeply melancholic […]View Item -
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Wasteland 22012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:08 Recording Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Justin Haynes Joseph Phillips (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics My bed’s getting cold as the alarm clock rings The sun’s shining in with purpose of day […]View Item -
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Was My Time Worth It?2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:27 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Christine Duncan (vocals), Felicity Williams (vocals), Justin Haynes (guitar), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics I sung it over […]View Item -
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Waiting…in Three Chords2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 4:35 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Waiting by the phone For messages and codes Pretty pigments […]View Item -
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This is a Story2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:08 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (vocals & keys) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Well, this is a story of I don’t know what About things from the […]View Item -
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The Hurting Game2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 1:36 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean MartinView Item -
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Sun and Rain2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 3:27 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Justin Haynes (guitar), Joseph Phillips (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics I remember when the […]View Item -
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Song for the Bluebird2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 6:28 Recording Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Felicity Williams (vocals), Joseph Phillips (bass), Jean Martin (percussion) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics Just between you and me Can you see The lines of life Have broken down But who’s around to […]View Item -
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John’s Suggestion2012 – for The Frank Horvat Band – 6:49 Recording Album: I Can See You Buy Song: releases January 21, 2014 Date: March-June 2013 Location: THE FARM, Toronto Musicians: Frank Horvat (keys), Christine Duncan (vocals), Thom Gill (guitar), Joseph Phillips (bass) Producer & Engineer: Jean Martin Lyrics John has made the suggestion The suggestion […]View Item
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VIDEO: Take From Me – this week’s #12wksofmusic song!This is the last track off my new album, Strange Machine, and it finishes the album off with a punch! Don’t let it knock you down! Watch The Video for Take From Me:View post -
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VIDEO: The Drill from the album Strange MachineLast week’s #12wksofmusic song now has a disturbing lyric video to go with it. I wrote this song the day my Dad was going to the dentist for some major work. But, now that I look at the words again, I think the song is more about me… that makes it even more disturbing!! If […]View post -
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VIDEO: Strange Machine featured in the #12wksofmusicStrange Machine is the name of the album and it’s the name of this piece. It was this piece that inspired the whole concept for the album. I basically wrote the album with the idea that this would be the first track and that every other song would fit in in its own way one […]View post -
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Wasteland 2 is #TuneInTuesdays New SongWe are already on week 3(!) of the #12wksofmusic. And, no, the picture above isn’t a wasteland at all. It’s an absolutely beautiful place that is warm and sunny – the exact opposite of the theme for this week’s song. Wasteland 2 is number 2 in a series of poems about those feelings we sometimes […]View post -
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Ultimate Killing Machine & a bushel of apples #TuneInTuesdaysThe Twelve Week’s of Music continues with Week 2! You know the answer to the ol’ what do you do when life gives you lemons bit. Well, what do you do if it gives you apples instead? We were under big time constraints to make a lyric video for Ultimate Killing Machine. And, in the […]View post -
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VIDEO: #TuneInTuesdays – Week 1 of The Twelve Weeks of MusicWelcome to The Twelve Week’s of Music! Since the holiday spirit is just starting to soak in, I’ve decided to begin ‘The Twelve Week’s of Music’ and introduce you to one of my songs each week. You’ll get to listen, watch and find out new and who knows, maybe disturbing, details about each of these […]View post -
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Strange Machine Album Release Day!Today is the day. It is now the 4th time I’ve had a CD release day and, I get the same feeling in the pit of my stomach and think, ‘will anyone ever listen or like this music?’ You make music for yourself but then when you put it on a CD, you’re making it […]View post -
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Unleashing 10 new songs into the worldComposing and recording an album is a heavenly space to be in as a musician although it’s often a long process filled with many ups and downs. It energizes and it sucks energy (and money) from you. By the time it’s over you’re a little burnt out and happy to get on with the next […]View post -
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Much music to write, so little timeThere is so much music I have yet to write and I realized not too long ago that there is so little time left to do it. You know that feeling when you have so much to say, so much to contribute, but not enough time? That was the scary/sad realization I had over a […]View post -
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Aaah, the Summer of 2012That was my Summer of 69. Yes, 2012 was my best summer ever. All I want to do in life is create… but there’s never enough time. It was probably the summer of 2012 that inspired Lisa and I to create a 5-year plan. As fellow artist, John Campbell, knows, yes, we’ve made a plan. […]View post -
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I’m in a New York State of MindI’m in a Holiday Inn in the lower east side of New York City. Looking out the window, I see rooftops characteristic of what I’ve seen in countless movies and TV shows. NYC has such a vibrancy and rapid pace that’s really unequalled anywhere else. People here are friendly but direct. To be blunt, they […]View post -
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Who Missed Frank’s Radio Interview?The Song Talk Radio guys – Phil, Bruce & Neel – invited Frank onto the show to talk about his song, Waiting…in Three Chords. Seems they had lots of fun talking about song structure and debating whether Frank’s song is more of a pop song or a classically-based song. What do you think?View post -
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Back to the Studio!This week, producer, Jean Martin and I are back to work on the 2nd album for The Frank Horvat Band. I know, not much rest since the first album just came out in January, but the creative juices were pumping this spring and I have a lot of new and exciting musical ideas I’d like […]View post -
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I’m 40!?Huh? I haven’t given this much thought. It kind of sneaks up on you doesn’t it? I’ve always had that gnawing feeling in my gut that time is running out (that’s pretty much what my new album, I Can See You, is all about) but should 40 make that feeling worse or has nothing changed? […]View post -
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Earth Hour… Nooooo #momentofdarknessI’ve been participating or you could say, celebrating, WWF’s Earth Hour from the start. One year they invited me to play an Earth Hour party and that’s when I realized that music sounds different in the dark. [more on that party here] That experience inspired me to write a 60-minute soundtrack for the night. Over […]View post
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Stuart Derdeyntheprovince.com
...put something together that really can be compared to Pink Floyd and the more out there aspects of Bjork... A must hear.
Cyrus Rhodesmusemuse.comThe soundscapes are interesting, infectious, and hypnotic. The CD
[I Can See You] works best for those who want musical ambiance to fill their sonic space. I found the listening experience quite refreshing, highly original and unique.
John Teraudsmusicaltoronto.orgFrank Horvat is one of the few pianists whose living includes performing the music they themselves have created. It’s interesting that, during these anniversary years for Chopin and Liszt, the two seminal composer-pianists, I haven’t noticed many people stopping to appreciate those who carry on that tradition.
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