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| BranDaMan said 1450 days ago (December 2nd, 2005) | |
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Nicely done a touch of saddness with a glimmer of hope. Thanks for sharing Check out my latest song called Giving Up (Instrumental)
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| Ed Hannifin said 1448 days ago (December 4th, 2005) | |
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A very sad theme... ...I was watching the movie 'Titanic' the other day, or at least a part of it, with some teenagers, and I found myself terribly moved by all of the poor (as in--not much money) immigrants trapped in the bottom of the ship... It really hit me that those would have been MY ancestors... the ones coming over bravely in steerage...Not the rich ones in first class... There is a steadiness to this music, and a determination, with a relentless plodding feel in the bass notes... I would bet that in a longer composition these elements could be transformed into a similarly structured and more joyful variation on the theme... I also agree with what chikoppi has written. Nice composing and arranging skills, and the recording is flawless. Ed Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)
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| I. Spike said 1448 days ago (December 4th, 2005) | |
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Wonderfully sad... Definitely lends itself to the visual of old black white documentary footage. The sad tone of a forgotten struggle. Very nice... Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly
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| RickW said 1448 days ago (December 4th, 2005) | |
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My Dad would have loved this! He and my grandparents came through Ellis Island in 1912, so I learned about their struggle through him. Your extraordinary piece accurately depicts life for them back then; abject poverty but with renewed hope upon landing on the shores of the U.S.A. Exceptional composition! And, like chikoppi, I love the cello underlying it all. Best regards, Rick Check out my latest song called Picture of Perfection (MJRF)
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chikoppi
Nice arrangement! It does have that "journey of the dipossesed" feel to
it. No home, no rest, its cold, no end in sight. Very emotional. It also
has a vaguely Slavic undertone, which I'm at a loss to explain. I love the
relentless plucked cello that underlies most of the piece.
Nice choice of instrument to carry the alto theme. It has an old-time
radio sound to it, which further evokes images of that period of mass
imigration across the Atlantic. This would be outstanding in a
documentary.