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Kiki

“Kiki”(Composed and performed by Reynold D. PhilipsekCopyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) All Rights Reserved Kiki was the female Lhasa that lived with us for 18 and a half years. Though she inevitably had a very long life for a dog, that was nearly not so. When she was barely one year old, she contracted a lung disease and the local vet […]

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Sweet On You

Sweet On You

“Sweet On You” (Revised Single 2019 version)All vocals and instruments by Reynold except drums by Beth VarelaAudio produced by Reynold and Stymie SeamansVideo produced by Rene Erickson2013 and 2019 copyright (composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek) Zino-Rephi Music BMIAll Rights Reserved This song was originally released on the “Simplicity” album in 2013. I always felt that the one lacking

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Tales From the North Woods

“Tales From the North Woods”composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek /Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved An odd thing occurred a few weeks ago. I entered a friend’s home and heard some music playing in the background. The music sounded vaguely familiar. My first reaction was that I kind of liked the music and was pretty sure I had

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Time (Theme and Variations)

“Time” (Theme and Variations)Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2019 copyright Zino-Rephi Music (BMI) all rights reserved The tune for “Time” came to me quite spontaneously one day about 20 years ago. I recorded a short version of it for guitar, 2 cellos and 2 violins shortly after that. The tune was unlike anything I had done before or

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No Nothing

“No Nothing”Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek / Zino-Rephi Music (BMI)All Rights Reserved When I initially wrote and recorded the song, No Nothing, the lyric (as on this recording), began with, “my grandpa went to see the doctor.” When I perform this tune these days, the lyric is now, “I went to see the doctor.” The song is obviously

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Pavane

(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek- Zino-Rephi Music copyright/ All Rights Reserved) The definition of a “Pavane” is a 16th or 17th-century stately dance in duple meter. I am going through a sort of neo-classical period. Since I did not grow up with classical music (my mom loved Hank Williams and the Everly Brothers), I have come to that

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