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HEDDA CABBAGE
I've hesitated to post my compositions in the genuine classical style (not the switched-on or metal versions), because most of the site is devoted to popular forms, and of the classical selections here, most sound to me more like the music of Enya than that of Beethoven. It's nice, I guess, but it ain't classical.
I wrote this piece in 2004 at the invitation of a teacher in South Africa who wanted a piece to play with her flute student. It was flattering that someone was interested in my music, but being an utter cheapskate, I made her buy it from my SibeliusMusic page.
At the time, I was reading the plays of Henrik Ibsen, the most famous of which are "Peer Gynt" and "A Doll's House." Hedda Gabler, the title character of one play, is an archetypical bad girl who amuses herself by ruining people's lives. Being a bad girl, she likes to play with guns, and in the end she gets what's coming to her -- a bullet. (Yes, sex and violence were entertaining even then.) I had thought that Ibsen's plays would make great operas, but that's a little too ambitious for my modest talent, so instead I just wrote this short piece for piano and flute.
Still, I think the 19th-century melodramatic music compliments Ibsen's 19th-century melodrama. You can add to the effect as you listen by holding the back of one hand to your forehead and saying, I am in your power, all the same. Subject to your commands and wishes. No longer free -- not free! Alas!
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More! &mdash 07/21/06 - 10:08:30 PM
I wish the classical category had more music like this. Then again, most everyone who can write music like this is probably realizing that it's not going to win them any popularity contests in the category. Apparently anything with an instrument that is traditionally used in classical music can get you into the classical category.
Anyway, I'm really glad you posted this, which is a very richly immersive piece, which I thoroughly enjoyed and will no doubt enjoy again in the very near future.
I don't know what the voters before me were thinking. Production was okay since you generally refuse to use software instruments or record live ones. But I don't see how on earth they could find the songwriting or creativity "average" here. This is excellent work, Keith. :) [ Reply to This ]
I &mdash 07/22/06 - 03:42:44 AM
totally agree with everything Andronis said. This classical piece is amazing, very entertaining too. for sure this genre is not popular but I really wish people to stop here and listen to your composition. you are a real talented author. chapeau bas monsieur. [ Reply to This ]
Superb! &mdash 07/24/06 - 06:08:10 AM
Keith, I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. Amazing composition! I cannot
understand the low marks. Perhaps some people didn't appreciate what it
took to write something this brilliant.
God bless,
Rick
Latest submission: The Second Coming [ Reply to This ]
Sub-perb! &mdash 07/25/06 - 07:05:09 PM
Thanx, guys. I don't suffer heartbreak (or even heartburn) when my pieces receive low ratings in the Classical genre. I consider a low rating as a sort of Badge-of-Honor, because it seems to me that the best pieces here get low ratings -- an example is that lovely little Arabesque by WeirdThing, which is yet rated 6.94. The pieces which earn the highest ratings are often just one chord all the way through and sprinkled with assorted loops and riffs. One chord, no melody, no form, but if it sounds classical, if it has the sustained Orchestral Strings or a pipe organ, it's the heir to Beethoven.
Or, this could just be Sour Grapes on my part. But thanx just the same. [ Reply to This ]
Moving ! &mdash 09/03/06 - 05:02:10 AM
such Brilliant moving theme ..... one of the best pieces I ever heard here ... love how you move the themes from
tame to harder ... just show alot of full imagenry ...
well done ...!! this would sound gorgious with real insteruments ...!! [ Reply to This ]
this one is for a download &mdash 10/26/06 - 01:02:30 AM
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Anyway, I'm really glad you posted this, which is a very richly immersive piece, which I thoroughly enjoyed and will no doubt enjoy again in the very near future.
I don't know what the voters before me were thinking. Production was okay since you generally refuse to use software instruments or record live ones. But I don't see how on earth they could find the songwriting or creativity "average" here. This is excellent work, Keith. :)
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