dont have to listen to this &mdash 11/04/07 - 06:21:48 PM
oops messed up the comment...... &mdash 11/04/07 - 06:26:12 PM
I see where you changed the description and removed some of the wordage about the scary stuff. This is very pleasant, yet mysterious. Nice journey to be on, while not quite sure where I will wind up. Alas, safe and sound! You are so creative! Very nice job as always. [ Reply to This ]
ambiguity is my middle name &mdash 11/05/07 - 10:51:36 AM
Hi Gail, thank you for stopping by AGAIN, and reading the story and listening and commenting, twice! I love writing music and stories that are a little ambiguous, so that if you want it to sound scary, it is, or mysterious, or happy, or... So I think I am getting better at that. I am delighted, as always, to have you listen and offer your heart-felt thoughts, thank you! And I *had* to deliver you safely back, because the next piece I write may not lead you back so safely.
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Black Forest Dance, Take 2 &mdash 11/04/07 - 06:31:38 PM
I loved the pizzicato additions ...the clarinet
just so fine .anyway if its the first or this take
I just love it .one of your very best Draki !!
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Thanks Feter! &mdash 11/05/07 - 11:03:09 AM
There are little fixes in here for some harmonies, and then I saw the perfect place to add the pizzicato violins, and cello too at the end. I reduced the room reverb a little and spread the instruments a TEENY bit more, to make it clearer, but I can probably do more with the mix. I am very happy you like it, and that I can bring a little magic dancing to you, my friend. Take care and have hope!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Playful &mdash 11/04/07 - 06:35:04 PM
and somewhat haunting at the same time. It's been a while since I listened to the first version, but this sounds fantastic! Wonderfully mixed as well. Of course you know that I tend to favor rock/metal/techno genres, but composing something of this magnatude is simply beyond my grasp. (it's something I'd like to be able to do in the future) I really enjoyed this, Eduard! [ Reply to This ]
beyond your grasp? &mdash 11/05/07 - 11:11:29 AM
funny you should say that, composing something like this was completely beyond MY grasp a few years ago, but if I can do it, so can you! After all, I can't play guitar, or peel 2,500 shrimp a minute (smirk). Thank you for listening/commenting, even though it isn't quite your style... Loved your latest too, BTW!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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Perfect &mdash 11/04/07 - 08:06:57 PM
I really love the extra little things you put in here. I thought it was perfect last take, but this one is superb! [ Reply to This ]
not perfect &mdash 11/05/07 - 11:24:31 AM
but I'm glad to know that you think my changes make it even better. I was worried about tinkering with it too much, but the pizz. strings felt just right to me. There's still a lingering thought of mine to let the poor flautist rest in one spot, and give the melody to the violins near the middle, but I didn't do that yet. As always, I appreciate your thoughts, time, and friendship!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Lovely - again- &mdash 11/04/07 - 08:50:37 PM
I really like that you took the time to put it into a key and instrumentation that is playable by a real live performing group. For me, it immediately becomes more real. I don't remember the glockenspiel (or is that a celeste) being so forward last time, but I like it here. It's like a few sprinkles of magic. Nice job in taking it up one notch to a more professional arrangement! [ Reply to This ]
heavenly celesta &mdash 11/05/07 - 11:37:28 AM
Like Tchaikovsky, I love little sprinkles of the Celesta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celesta). It was in the prior piece, but it was slightly quieter, and also I transposed a couple of sections UP an octave to make them more pronounced, and so they wouldn't conflict with other instruments playing exactly the same note... so yes, it is more noticeable.
This can be played by a small ensemble, 1 flute, 1 clarinet, 2 violins, 2 violas, 1 celesta, and 2 cellos, though I'd double the number of strings I think. And C# minor (4 sharps) was a scary key signature, D minor (one flat) is much safer! ;-)
I appreciate your discerning ear, and am happy every time you stop by and thoughtfully listen to my work. I'm glad you enjoyed it! This one definitely sits poised with sheet music at the ready, if the San Diego Chamber Orchestra runs out of things to play sometime... I'd love to have our local amazing clarinetist Sheryl Renk play this :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Wonderful.... &mdash 11/05/07 - 06:30:34 AM
I was just thinking... &mdash 11/05/07 - 12:06:01 PM
What about Bob? And here you are! :-)
So, the music and prose worked for you? I have been learning so much from these musical inspirations, and the hard work it takes to capture them on "paper." And on a separate note, I get my own goose-bumps listening to your wonderful skill composing and playing guitar, and I look forward to your next piece!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
A fine result of your &mdash 11/05/07 - 08:37:27 AM
reworking on this piece - congratulations! I like how you brought the glock (?) up in the mix, and various bits of tidying that clarify it overall. The higher pizz. strings to me don't seem to be very tonal, in that to my ear I'm hearing the pluck but not much else - probably my ears going after too much headbanger music :o) Don't have this same effect with the bass pizz. though.
My growing deafness aside, love this work and thanks for making the effort to polish and share it!
Doug [ Reply to This ]
needs more pizz.azz &mdash 11/05/07 - 05:02:41 PM
Argh... I agree with you about the pizzicato violins being more percussive than tonal... what happened? It sounded better in GB, but seems to have lost something in translation, now that I listen more carefully to the MP3! There are two tricks I can play to get them to "ring" a little more and sound a little less percussive... it is not your ears, you are correct and have very GOOD ears! I'll see what I can do about that. Thank you for stopping in and listening critically, I love that!
I'm glad you like the other tweaks, it is shaping up nicely! I learn so much on each one of these grand endeavors. Thank you for being a teacher along the way.
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Would you believe... &mdash 11/05/07 - 11:29:30 AM
I'm inspired by this piece, Drak! - I'm here to study, as I have been studying classical music recently. Why - Hopefully to be able to come close to composing one - Why - It's being asked of me and not being able to is starting to have an adverse effect - Even though it feels kind of forced, I'm glad that something is causing me to try to learn.
This is a wonderful piece, Drak! I can here that there really is a story being told here. Some of what l'm hearing I didn't think could be done by way of the computer - Well, maybe I kinda figured that somehow it could have been created, it's just that I hadn't heard it - Sounds like that shrill action that you're able to get from the strings - Your cello sounds exceptionally nice - I couldn't help but to keep wondering what this might sound like at quite abit of a slower bpm (I just did a Drak - hehe) I don't know enough about my pondering to explain why - It was just a rythmic hit, I guess - I'm really taken by the sound of your clarinet too! And the flute!
Yes, I've been listenig quite a bit to Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky - But Stravinsky appeals the most to me of all three. I'm to understand that this says something of the time period of classical music that I'm drawn too. I don't mean to impress you w/ anything, Drak - a couple of months ago, I wouldn't have opened my mouth to say squat about classical music. I think I've learned just enough to proudly imbarrass myself now, so you might as well lead the way...
Thanks for the lesson! Macca [ Reply to This ]
studying the classics &mdash 11/05/07 - 05:27:48 PM
Macca! Welcome to a huge world of music... you and I could spend a lifetime listening to composers and trying to figure out what works and what doesn't... its a lot of fun! Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky are mind-blowing, each in their own way, but you have to listen to the structure, and also realize the iconoclastic nature of their music at the time (well, Bach was more "retro" but a genius.) Anyway, it doesn't surprise me that Stravinsky "does it" for you, talk about a guy who knew how to play with rhythm. As far as time periods go, I couldn't get into too many others' "neo-classical" music around then, he's a master. (aside-I don't care for much of this guy's other stuff, but you should look up "Sinfonietta" by Janacek, I think you'll love that too.)
Thanks for listening so carefully... the "shrill strings" is done in real life by quickly bowing back and forth, that's exactly what I wanted it to sound like, and the tricky way I made it come out closely mirrors what it would really sound like. The cello was a careful blending of JP4 cello and Fitch cello and some careful velocity curves, came out nice, huh? I love the cello sound. As for the 130 BPM speed, I wanted this as a light quick-paced dance (fairy-like), and I tried it slower long ago, and it sounded a little too "lumbering", but I've not thought about that recently... hmm.
Glad you like the flute and clarinet, I tried to write each part so that it showed them off a little, but was still fairly easy to play... and the JP4 instruments (with the aid of some tricks up my sleeve) sound quite realistic.
I am in awe of the pieces that were posted here by... uh.. that other guy who was sort of like you (wink), so I can imagine that what you'll come up with will be an eargasm. I look forward to seeing your name in lights soon.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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the extras &mdash 11/05/07 - 04:17:34 PM
hehehe... &mdash 11/05/07 - 05:35:32 PM
Glad you came back to the forest for more... sorry to hear that your breadcrumbs got stolen from behind you. I hear that the Autumn Court can be very forgiving with intruders... oh wait, that was the watered down "fairy tale", never mind. Good luck talking your way out of this one! Should I send OutaOrbit over to rescue you, or would that be a bad idea? He can resist the temptation of glamorous beauty, right? (smirk)
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
I'm still... &mdash 11/05/07 - 09:17:15 PM
...back there in the Nightmare Before Christmas...and loving what you do with your inventive orchestration. The rocking back-and-forth, major-minor is very cool. I'd be afraid to try it, but you make it work. THIS version of the forest is more refined than your previous post and it was worth the wait. Pizz strings...just great. Give me more. Ah...the surprise ending...and well done, too. Congratulations on a really unique, individual composition that works on so many levels.
Peace.
Paul [ Reply to This ]
Nightmares... &mdash 11/06/07 - 11:05:15 AM
Well, Danny Elfman (who wrote the music for Nightmare Before Christmas and many other movies) is quite an amazing composer, so I'm flattered by the comparison! And thank you for listening again and comparing the two. Glad to know the little changes to progressions and rhythm and instrumentation help refine this piece... it feels better to me too. Not sure I want too much more pizzicato strings, but I do want to go back and make them stand out a little more. As I mentioned above, as I moved this to MP3, they began to get lost.
And I want to start working on my next piece too, switching from woodwinds to more of a brassy Sibelius sound next. And I'm madly designing scenery to finish my 2nd music video... So many things to do! Stay tuned, the SchwanSongs factory is in full swing! ;-)
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Is it enough to say &mdash 11/06/07 - 12:40:47 AM
from you... &mdash 11/06/07 - 11:09:50 AM
"so lovely and enchanting" speaks volumes. I'm very deeply happy to know that you listened to this latest version too, and that it enchants you... thank you for letting me know, m'lady. Your latest piece pretty much stopped me in my tracks, had to listen a few times to let it wash over me!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Mysterious and captivating &mdash 11/06/07 - 08:27:45 AM
I found this to be pleasent and well-crafted. I think it is quite creative. I also appreciate the instruments you used.
LL [ Reply to This ]
wonderful compliment &mdash 11/06/07 - 05:15:47 PM
well-crafted, that is very good to know it fits together well and is a good listen... getting the right instruments in the right place to give the right feel is tricky... thank you for the feedback that I'm getting there!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Ah! it's nice... &mdash 11/06/07 - 12:00:13 PM
...to come back for my third listening on your delightful pice.
This is so relaxing an uplifting tune. I really love the journey you give us all :-) Today I vote. KUDOS.
Take care
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Kenta [ Reply to This ]
Three's a charm &mdash 11/08/07 - 10:06:26 AM
What a great compliment to have you listen again and again, any time you need a journey, you know which dragon will take you there! :-) You are pretty amazing at creating musical journeys too, you know!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Don't recall the first one &mdash 11/07/07 - 08:49:07 PM
But this one's even better :) I think you handle that orchestra very well. The woodwinds are having a great time. I like the bells and pizzicato strings a lot, too. When a real orchestra plays this, you must get video! [ Reply to This ]
such a tease! &mdash 11/08/07 - 10:15:28 AM
If an orchestra EVER plays any of my pieces, I will DEFINITELY have a movie/recording of it! But somebody else would have to run the camera, I'd be too busy listening/watching the orchestra... my wife and I go to the San Diego Symphony several times a year, and the incredible dynamics, depth, and washing of music through you is mesmerizing... watching the violinists and cellists, the brass, woodwinds, its always been a treat for me to "be there." We went a couple weeks ago (Halloween special), and heard Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain" and Berlioz' "Symphonie Fantastique", and I am STILL buzzing from that concert.
Anyway, I am having great fun trying to write my own pieces... it is getting a little easier as I practice. Thank you for listening and telling me what works.
Now if I only had the sense of rhythm that you innately have...
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Still &mdash 11/08/07 - 08:04:37 AM
a great piece, and even fuller after the tweaking you did. The balance of this is great. I want to see the movie or animation that you feel fits this music! Any plans to make it a video?
chip [ Reply to This ]
Arghhh... more videos? &mdash 11/08/07 - 10:31:12 AM
Hehehe, you know how to push my buttons!? It would be fun to make a video for this, but I've got way too many projects on my plate now, so it will likely not happen for this music, not soon anyway. I was mostly concentrating on getting accurate orchestration/sheet music for this, in case it ever got played for real (I should see if the local junior colleges might be interested.) So for now, you'll have to let the story play out in your mind's eye.
Thank you for listening to both versions and commenting! (Dancylvania was a REALLY early sketch of the melody ideas before I re-scored it.) I am doing one more set of tweaks to this, and it will be done. Then back to working on my current music video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOROyAQBgDA">"Fractal Serenity"</a>.
ttfn/Arigato-,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Great ! &mdash 11/09/07 - 01:48:42 PM
Eduard, more clearer and more beautifully. Loved the changes with the instruments .. i can feel this with a real orchestra .. Amazing work and composition my friend. Thanks for sharing such a gem in this genre and i'm sorry for being late bro. ! 10's
Take Care
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Yeman Auf Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
thanks Yeman &mdash 11/11/07 - 06:40:24 PM
thank you for dropping in and listening... even with your busy school schedule (hope you did well on your tests!) I'm glad you liked the improvements I made. I spent some more time this weekend (while on vacation) reading through the score and pencilling in a few final changes, so I have a few more teeny ideas, and THEN I will be done.
I look forward to more of your guitar music too... hopefully soon!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Oh yeah! &mdash 11/09/07 - 03:36:42 PM
I think you pretty much nailed it this time, Eduard!!! Far less Harmony Assistant "artefacts", much more humanly played. Those strings were nice additions as well. I can't imagine the time you must have put into this, though. Are you not allowed out of the house since after the fires or what ;-)
BTW, when I read your description I remembered I wrote a short-story in English pretty much like this scene some 25 years ago, a few men that went into the forrest and were encircled by the wild beasts never to return again... I'll see if I can find it and mail it to you, if you like.
Stay well!
/Henke [ Reply to This ]
Hej! &mdash 11/13/07 - 07:46:48 AM
Thank you for your earlier critique, and coming back to listen to the update! I listened and tried to "break it up" a little more, so it wasn't so repetitive and noticeably "MIDI" sounding. I have a couple last tweaks and I'll be done. As for time to work on it, if I am not working on music, I have to be cleaning the house, so there is so much music to write! (just kidding!) I get a few hours a week, and take them very seriously.
I would *love* to hear your story, please send it to me when you get a chance!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Apres dance &mdash 11/24/07 - 09:24:50 PM
Interesting piece. It has bit of a folk dance character -- probably that clarinet helps with that feeling -- but some of the implied rhyhthm in the melody is somewhat undancelike.
If I consult my body rhythm I'd say that this would be a rather stately piece, with slow steps on half notes. Given the length and the fairly constant mood -- no real sectioning here, in spite of your round -- it would work as a long procession.
Very charming. [ Reply to This ]
Apropos &mdash 11/25/07 - 09:46:13 AM
As always, an excellent bit of critique/feedback from you Victor, thank you!
A procession (even with the un-dancelike hiccups) does seem more appropriate, even without the French "dit-dah" style rhythm.
Very glad you enjoyed this version... your comment on the super-early sketch of this pretty much said "back to the drawing board, and make it longer!" :-) So I did...
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Black Forest Dance &mdash 11/24/07 - 10:18:22 PM
Thank you &mdash 11/25/07 - 11:32:00 AM
Very good to know this gets a thumbs-up from you, I'll keep learning and writing!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Score &mdash 11/25/07 - 12:17:15 PM
I love what you do with this score. The chord changes, even early on in the first few measures are of the nature that always make my spine 'tingle' - but you know, you do very well not over using those. Just the appropriate dosage of spine-tingling pleasure.
You really write some great pieces. Can I get some printed score? I have a 14 yr old French horn player, and a 15 yr old violin and viola player.... hint-hint
Right up to par with the Schwan talent, thanks for posting for our enjoyment -
. - Harold [ Reply to This ]
Awww... &mdash 11/25/07 - 01:31:07 PM
Certainly! Anything to help kids learn to play instruments! I'll print the violin/viola score to PDF & send it to you, along with some reference MP3s (one of the version of the whole piece that goes with the score, and an MP3 of JUST the violin/viola parts.) I think this is "intermediate" violin music. The viola (and cello) parts are pretty easy.
I'll go back to Rainy March and do the same with the french horn parts if you like.
Hey, maybe a band teacher at school might see this sheet music and get interested, who knows? :-)
Thank you for listening and being interested in my music Harold!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
"...teacher at school might see this sheet music..." &mdash 11/25/07 - 04:47:27 PM
Actually, I'll pursue that angle too, thanks for the data. I would think there will be interest, let us find out. Wouldn't that be cool? [ Reply to This ]
Hi Drak &mdash 11/26/07 - 12:36:37 AM
good to hear this piece again. It really reminds me of Harry Potter for some reason. I found it fascinating. The arrangement is beautiful and the melody is so catchy. Truly wonderful! This one is a download for sure. [ Reply to This ]
Fantasy sound track &mdash 11/26/07 - 08:10:14 AM
I don't mind being compared to movie soundtrack music, especially if you also think the melody is catchy! I think there may be a quirky feel to the Harry Potter theme music too, I will listen to it sometime and compare. Glad you stopped in for a listen... and I'm quite excited to impress YOU, who writes such beautiful heart-tugging music. Now to find time to work on the next one!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Hey Drak &mdash 12/05/07 - 06:36:46 PM
I remembered the theme right away.. I'll be honest... I don't remember enough to say what has changed... although i have new mixes of most everything that I've posted... I've only posted 1 new mix... knowing that folks aren't as familiar with the stuff as I... I figure it will sound the same to them... with out doing an A B compare...
I'm always intrigued by the way you work... and wonder how you arrive at your destination... so much of what I do comes from hearing something down inside... and I wonder if the same thing i at play when you are sculping these wonderful pieces...
can you imagine if bach and beethoven and all those composers had these tools at their disposal... I wonder how and what it would have changed [ Reply to This ]
So good to see you again &mdash 12/06/07 - 07:39:25 AM
thank you for revisiting this update... as far as how I work, I usually hear/hum some new melody, and have to run over and write it down, then a few years later, I get time to fill it out. This one luckily only took a few months :-)
Yes, if Beethoven had a MIDI piano & GB, perhaps he would have been more like Haydn, pumping out 104 symphonies, instead of 9. But then again, perhaps not... better tools don't necessarily speed up your creativity. But lack of good tools can sure slow you down.
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Amazing &mdash 12/07/07 - 12:16:58 PM
do you play all the instruments with midi or are they real recordings? Love it. would fit just right into a futuristic(but not to futuristic) romance/scifi movie. keep it up man. i want a cd ;-)
tinfoil [ Reply to This ]
Sample and hold &mdash 12/07/07 - 03:21:01 PM
This is a note-by-note-composed piece (MIDI), then hand-tweaked in GarageBand with the Jampack 4 symphonic sampled instrument sounds to give a live-dynamics sound. However, I do have the printed score available, and am hoping soon to have a little live orchestral ensemble play it, we will see how that goes. Thank you for listening and commenting on this, I am glad you enjoyed it! Sci-fi eh? Like "Snow Crash" or something? Hmmm... interesting!
I look forward to your music too (again).
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
plucky plucky &mdash 12/07/07 - 03:10:17 PM
I love the plucky plucks. This is a real gem and a masterpiece. Be very proud.
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Hey! &mdash 12/07/07 - 03:28:28 PM
So good to have you stop by, my plucky pizzicato violinist :-) I have an even newer version than this, where I fixed another little problem in the score. Violinists/violists/celloists require a short break when switching between bowing and plucking... I knew this but missed a couple spots where it switches too quickly... so I fixed that. Anyway, the music is ready for performance now. I have a couple leads on performers, and will record a video of the performance if it happens. Stay tuned! Thank you MsC for stopping by and listening and enjoying this one... I'm excited about it!
ttfn,
Drakonis (a big MsC fan) [ Reply to This ]
Wow.. &mdash 12/07/07 - 04:11:09 PM
Great &mdash 12/11/07 - 04:51:41 PM
...have you ever spent a night in the Black Forest?
Nice work, and please do not play this in D minor, this has to be C# Minor, even if its difficult... Every harmony has a colour and this one is perfect for the mood...
It has some kind of seduction... personal rememberance I will not write here...;-)
Very well done, faved and downloaded.
Greetings,
Bernd
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a change of key and color &mdash 12/11/07 - 05:40:13 PM
I understand about the key (and agree), and it was originally in C# Moll, but the bottom note of the Bb clarinet was one note too low. So I moved it up a half step. However, today, I talked to a clarinet player at our symphony, and he reminds me that all clarinettists have a Bb AND and A clarinet, and the A clarinet can play one note lower... so perhaps I could transpose it back and require the A clarinet? :-) Unfortunately *I* only have a Bb clarinet, so I couldn't play it then... if I started practicing my clarinet again, that is.
I liked your story of the Black Forest, and I am glad it "touched" you personally!
Thank you for your thoughts and responses!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Well well well... &mdash 12/16/07 - 08:50:12 PM
I find myself in a forest, I see hobbits, and rabbits and a little creature playing a clarinet...How visual!! I absolutely love it!!! Theatre music at its best!! Now that i got it all working...I'll be listening to more!
xox [ Reply to This ]
Let the music flow... &mdash 12/16/07 - 09:37:34 PM
so glad to know you can finally listen to music here, and thank you for listening to mine! One of my main goals in writing music is to evoke stories and images, so, if I've done so here, then it is a success. Thank you for wandering into the forest. Oh, and did you notice which way that "little creature" went with my clarinet, I need it back! :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Very accomplished Eduard .. &mdash 12/18/07 - 03:30:52 PM
..for me, 2nd listen, I'm getting ze Magick Fltenzegrhber, Grimm faerie tales, Hansel & Gretel... that clever shift from minor to major is I think what does it, the darker with the lighter, happy innocent .. and that "loping" rhythm gives me the frolicking/skipping through the woods.. but..hmm.. not as innocent as Little Red Riding Hood or Teddy Bears picnic... ok, glad I made myself quite clear on this one...I love it when a comment comes together .. lol :o)
Enjoyed it very much- not heard the first version, I have no quibbles mix/production suggestions, all excellent. The pizz could perhaps be tweaked a little.
All we need is the real orchestra version, how are your conducting skills btw? [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for the peek into your brain &mdash 12/18/07 - 05:31:38 PM
Hi Alan, so glad you came skipping through the forest here... no it is not all happy and sunshine in here, glad you picked up on that. And yes, the pizzicato strings seemed to lack clarity... I have a newer re-orchestration and re-recording of this which improves that a bit, and adds a new twist on the ending... but mainly, I have the score printed now, and am seeing if I can get a live performance of it, stay tuned! Eventually, this may become part of a longer suite, when I can carve out more time for composing... as for conducting, I've never done it, and likely never will... counting is not something I'm very good at, being a software engineer and all (isn't that what computers are for?) Hey, maybe that's why I like the Waltz meter, I only have to count to 3, instead of 4! OK, I'm rambling worse than you are! Thank you for rambling over here, I love it when you do!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Very appealing &mdash 12/18/07 - 05:39:53 PM
Drakonis, this is a great track. It would be great if you could get a live orchestra to record or perform this sometime. I love the celeste parts. And the clarinet sounds particularly realistic.
This could be a soundtrack for a "King Arthur" video game.
I like the string section crescendos.
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Stuck in the middle (ages) with you... &mdash 12/18/07 - 07:57:38 PM
why is it that all my stuff reminds people of the middle ages... not that it is a bad thing, it is just very interesting to me... just wondering if I'm stuck there because something is baroque?
I'm off to talk to my old alma mater about possible performance, and I had a local symphony clarinetist look it over, and other than being a bit short, it looks good.
As for this MP3, it was a lot of tweaking of dynamics (and doing a couple other little secret things) to make the GB Jampack 4 really shine. I learned a lot.
Thank you for listening and commenting, John, I value your thoughts and prodding for a performance... funny, we had just popped your CD in last weekend and enjoyed your music again!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
This is very nice &mdash 12/18/07 - 10:59:52 PM
It is reminiscent in some ways (but not in others) of Danny Elfmann's music for Tim Burton's movies...I think someone else mentions Edward Scissorhands here somewhere...
On another level, it also reminds me of a differently orchestrated version of Mystified's 'Courteous Music'...almost like they are reaching out to each other and connecting across the virtual centuries...
I am very impressed with the way you have orchestrated this
Part of me wishes for a 'bigger' sound here...part of me says it is perfect as it is
Excellent [ Reply to This ]
The big Elfman &mdash 12/19/07 - 08:14:47 AM
Thank you for the kind comparisons to Elfman and Cat! And as for giving it a bigger sound, but keeping it the same, I will endeavor to do exactly that :-) Thank you for listening, I sincerely appreciate your amazing ear for music & composition.
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
I thought so as well &mdash 03/04/08 - 10:45:35 PM
Beautiful melodies, such grace. Very pleasant, yet some how spooky in a very haunting inviting way, if that makes any sense at all. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for listening! &mdash 03/04/08 - 11:03:01 PM
Welcome to Macjams too! Well, if this was invitingly haunting, then I am conveying the feeling I wanted to... thank you for enjoying the melodies, and writing how you felt about it. This is great feedback, which I appreciate! And I shall visit your music as well.
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
beautiful &mdash 01/01/08 - 09:01:37 PM
well crafted I must say. you have a gift for composition. I think I did comment on this when I was an Ego but it was erased Im afraid. excellent music so clear and pleasant. My favorite is the little bells in the background that accent everything. [ Reply to This ]
Stolen Bandits... &mdash 01/01/08 - 09:31:25 PM
Hey ZeroHour (no time like the present?) thank you for stopping in to listen/comment. I had a prior version of this up, but made some big changes and deleted it in favor of this version... so it might have been ME that deleted your comment! But I read all the comments and incorporate the ideas into the next version... and in this case, you and others mentioned liking the bells and wanting more, so this version has more (not-cow) bells. Now if only I could play like you can :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
Safe childhood within Black Forest &mdash 01/06/08 - 10:57:09 AM
This light-hearted sounding classical peace of music let me feel like a child the black forest as a safe miracle of nature without fear and fright. It's an invitation to feel out the next available black forest in one's geographic area. You have an extraordinary musical sensitiveness to express exceptional situations authentic and convincing in music.
Congratulation! [ Reply to This ]
safely dancing &mdash 01/06/08 - 01:21:04 PM
Although I did try to give a little bit of apprehension (with the fast-bowed violins at the beginning), mostly this is light-hearted... I can't help it. So I'm glad you too heard the childish playfulness here. We did travel to Bavaria, but I did not see the "real" Black Forest... however, as you say, there are many magical black forests all over the world to explore. I sincerely appreciate you listening to my music, and I'm happy to know you like the expressiveness of my music. I am slowly learning all this stuff!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
ah ed-wood... &mdash 01/10/08 - 05:14:03 AM
... the man who loves to trees - it's plane that this is no oak - sycamore please xoxoxoxo [ Reply to This ]
I'm a glutton for PUNishment &mdash 01/10/08 - 10:13:22 AM
to be sure... plank you very much for travelling to the splinterland of |
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