{"id":106,"date":"2026-02-19T08:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T08:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2026-07-05T08:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:10:25","slug":"songs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\">Wintertime <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Wintertime\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5DGgBWGXNxYjc1RJPxoyi4?si=DDV1N-Q8RZSTZRCdFcqZwg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>A piano-vocal ballad capturing the quiet, introspective mood of my father\u2019s later years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\ud83d\udcc4 <a href=\"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hespe_Wintertime_LeadSheet.pdf\">Lead Sheet (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Five 2 Four<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Five 2 Four (Big Band)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; 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clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6peZ7HF1CS3Mkw16jf2CzM?si=GYZenz-0Say_mDrHEWTMdg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>A song for all the people in the world still hoping for someone to come home.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\ud83d\udcc4<a href=\"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Before_I_Turn_My_Head_Lead_Sheet.pdf\"> Lead Sheet (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stand Up, Child<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Stand Up, Child (Female Vocal)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6wztIKIxckm0wy4tZNDupx?si=41320497ac52499b&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Stand Up, Child (Male Vocal)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1CmtQT5plScGaPCi7HWMvA?si=e59a822dc8204d8c&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><em>A song from a parent\u2019s heart, for every child finding their own way.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\ud83d\udcc4 Lead Sheet (PDF) (coming soon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-accent-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b974fb4ca0ff12c1630fda2d6c13d3b9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;line-height:0\">Contact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-accent-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-381025d8558736c9607feb411502b402 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-left:0\"><a href=\"mailto:erik@erikhespe.nl\">erik@erikhespe.nl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wintertime A piano-vocal ballad capturing the quiet, introspective mood of my father\u2019s later years. \ud83d\udcc4 Lead Sheet (PDF) Five 2 Four An instrumental jazz piece with a groove shifting between 5\/4 and 4\/4. \ud83d\udcc4 Lead Sheet (PDF) (coming soon) A Lightning Flash of Love A lyrical duet about the sudden lightning flash of love. \ud83d\udcc4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":399,"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erikhespe.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}