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I was reading a history of Germany when I came across mention of a painting by the Swiss symbolist painter Arnold Bocklin (1827-1901), who painted in a style not unlike modern fantasy art such as that by Frank Frazetta (think of a painting on the side of a '70s van). The name of the painting mentioned was St. Francis's Sermon to the Fish. Unfortunately, I've been unable to locate a photo of it on the 'Net, so I tried to depict it in music.
Sweet St. Francis preaching to the fish! Whatever did he say to them? I read biographies of St. Francis at several web sites, and one remarked, "The fish were said to be very attentive." I was pleased by the concept, because my old girlfriend and I used to go up to the lake where we'd swim out to an island with a jar of peanut butter, which we'd spread on our toes and have bluegills come nibble at them. Call me Fishmeal.
The sheet music for this piece is available for a nominal fee at
my page at SibeliusMusic where you can also watch the music go by as the tune plays.
Sweet St. Francis preaching to the fish! Whatever did he say to them? I read biographies of St. Francis at several web sites, and one remarked, "The fish were said to be very attentive." I was pleased by the concept, because my old girlfriend and I used to go up to the lake where we'd swim out to an island with a jar of peanut butter, which we'd spread on our toes and have bluegills come nibble at them. Call me Fishmeal.
The sheet music for this piece is available for a nominal fee at
my page at SibeliusMusic where you can also watch the music go by as the tune plays.
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drakonis
Ouch... fishmeal... sheesh... as bad as some of my
wordplay! So this was Frazetta's teacher? :-)
I listened attentively to your composition, mouth agape.
Very nice orchestral composition. Original, fairly
evocative of your subject. My only critiques are that some
of the instruments need some tweaking to sound less
MIDI-esque, specifically the oboe and bassoon... For the
oboe, maybe some more note-by-note variation in attack
and volume to sound more realistic, it is too even. And
the bassoon has a very electronic sound, and doesn't
sound like a bassoon at all, more like a plain traingle-
wave synth. I assume that's a result of Sibelius's choice of
instruments. The strings sounded so-so. Many of the
other instruments (especially the harp) sound quite good.
Your writing for each instrument struck me as very good,
spatial separation was nice. And although this was more
lyrical and impressionistic than the kind of classical music
I prefer, I enjoyed it and was definitely impressed by your
composition abilities, very well done!
ttfn,
Drakonis