Before the Flood (Genesis 6:1-8)

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This was written while I was in college at East Carolina University's School of Music. This is a live performance of this work at my senior recital. It is by far my favorite work from my college career. The vocal octet performs it fantastically. This is fairly long, so beware.

While this wasn't technically recorded on a Mac, it was composed on one using Finale, and was mastered on a Mac using SoundEdit16.

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from Genesis 6:1-8 NIV

Direct quotation, with some repetition

Song Stats

Hits: 903
Comments: 8
Fans: 1
Plays: 159
Downloads: 45
Votes: 5
Uploaded: Mar 02, 2006 - 05:53:50 AM
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2006 - 04:41:19 AM Last Played: Nov 12, 2009 - 02:02:49 PM

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Keywords:

Bible (11), Nephilim (1), Giants (4), Classical (456), Octet (1), ()

Hardware:

DAT recorder, Mic, PowerMac 7600, PowerMac 7200

Software:

Finale, Finale Allegro, and SoundEdit16

Comments

	said 1360 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	Beautifully done. This is a magnificent musical interpretation of Genesis 6. I've always been fascinated by this passage. Some years ago I wrote a piece folky based on it. Perhaps someday I'll record it. Anyway, I deeply appreciate your posting of this. Inspiring (even timely!).

tbivans

tbivans said 1360 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)

Beautifully done.
Thanks so much for your kind comments. This is only my second post here, and this is my first truly positive comment. I too have always found this passage very interesting and peculiar, with its reference to the sons of god having children with the daughters of men. And who were the Nephilim? Google it and you'll get all sorts of theories!

Thanks again for listening! I'm off to listen to some of your work!

Check out my latest song called Moody Night in the Den

ChrisSly	ChrisSly said 1360 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)
	very interesting and dense. I like it, even though it didn't speak to my soul. Did really like the Nephilim section. I'm interested to hear mor from you. Check out my latest song called La Valse Final Waltz

tbivans

tbivans said 1360 days ago (March 3rd, 2006)

very interesting
Thanks, ChrisSly,

I know what you mean about 'speaking to your soul'. I can't say that most of this really does that for me either. It was a piece written in college, and as such, I really felt pressed to experiment with different tonalities and methods of composition. Oddly enough, Composition From the Soul 101 wasn't offered at ECU :)

So if the music seems to sound academic at times it's because, well, it is. However, of all my college pieces this one reflects more soul than any of the others. To me, the ending 'and Noah' part, actually does speak to my soul. But that's just MHO.

Thanks for the encouragement, and I will definitely be posting more soon.

Check out my latest song called Moody Night in the Den

tltate	tltate said 1210 days ago (August 1st, 2006)
	Outstanding I think you did a great job. I love to hear songs with powerful vocals and arrangments. I hope you got an "A". Check out my latest song called I Pray For Your Mercy

tbivans	tbivans said 858 days ago (July 18th, 2007)
	Thanks man, and yes, I did get an A! For this piece anyway! Thanks for listening. There will be more to come in the very near future. Check out my latest song called Moody Night in the Den

echoroom	echoroom said 870 days ago (July 6th, 2007)
	inspiring It staggers me the breadth of work on this site .... to have written and performed a piece such as this is, well, unthinkable to me ... you're working on a different plain. Beautifuly recorded and reproduced. Simply stunning, Tim Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

tbivans

tbivans said 864 days ago (July 12th, 2007)

Wow,
thanks man. I've never had someone tell me that I was working on another plain before! If only I were! Maybe that plain would pay better than this one! ;)

Thanks for the comment. I know I have just a couple of pieces here so far. But I have recently and finally figured out how to get a good direct sound from my guitar amp, so I look to be come a regular contributor.

I have VERY eclectic tastes in music so expect all sorts of different things, from classical, to ambient, to heavy to folk.

I'm going to check out your stuff right now.

Check out my latest song called Moody Night in the Den

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