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For those who don't know, "The angels share" is the name given to the amount of whisky that disappears (evaporates) from the cask during maturing.
I've always liked the term: but for me I also like to think of it as a metaphor for people that have died young or have simply gone missing without trace.
I also like the ambiguity in the phrase in the sense - do they? I expect they
would share the task of bringing such people to heaven, with it not being their
favorite assignment.
In this piece, I wanted to set the ordinary day scene .. people going about their daily business .. but from the rooftops an angel is waiting, charged with the task of
taking someone away...
The piece I think is in distinct parts, here is how I thought of it (in timestamps):
0:00-"The unseen rooftop onlooker"
1:01-"'The angel's share' is seen & the angels conscience"
1:32-"The flight nearer"
2:02-"Landing/the angel cries"
2:31-"The passing/the angel's explanation"
3:01-"The escorted departure".
Throughout the piece the bass line is supposed to represent the strong beat of the angel's wings: in flight or softer 'flexing'.
The music I think also draws on a bit of Coldplay, Radiohead, The Eagles, Supertramp and ELO influences...with APB thrown in too and on reflection I was inspired to approach this subject from watching the film "Bridge to Terabithia" with my kids.
Why "Schroeder"? Well ... it was for two reasons: firstly, I'm not much of a pianist .. and I felt the way I deftly hammered this out was akin to a toy piano player ...but it was fun to practice a little..and I liked that quality in the end ... and secondly, I thought it had a little link to the forever young aspect.
I hope you find it as moving as I do.
/Alan
Samples used from Freesound (Creative Commons licensed: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/)
March 16, 2008
By inchadney (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/usersViewSingle.php?id=28867)
Waiting at the Pressehaus tramstation.wav (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=48653)
I've always liked the term: but for me I also like to think of it as a metaphor for people that have died young or have simply gone missing without trace.
I also like the ambiguity in the phrase in the sense - do they? I expect they
would share the task of bringing such people to heaven, with it not being their
favorite assignment.
In this piece, I wanted to set the ordinary day scene .. people going about their daily business .. but from the rooftops an angel is waiting, charged with the task of
taking someone away...
The piece I think is in distinct parts, here is how I thought of it (in timestamps):
0:00-"The unseen rooftop onlooker"
1:01-"'The angel's share' is seen & the angels conscience"
1:32-"The flight nearer"
2:02-"Landing/the angel cries"
2:31-"The passing/the angel's explanation"
3:01-"The escorted departure".
Throughout the piece the bass line is supposed to represent the strong beat of the angel's wings: in flight or softer 'flexing'.
The music I think also draws on a bit of Coldplay, Radiohead, The Eagles, Supertramp and ELO influences...with APB thrown in too and on reflection I was inspired to approach this subject from watching the film "Bridge to Terabithia" with my kids.
Why "Schroeder"? Well ... it was for two reasons: firstly, I'm not much of a pianist .. and I felt the way I deftly hammered this out was akin to a toy piano player ...but it was fun to practice a little..and I liked that quality in the end ... and secondly, I thought it had a little link to the forever young aspect.
I hope you find it as moving as I do.
/Alan
Samples used from Freesound (Creative Commons licensed: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/)
March 16, 2008
By inchadney (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/usersViewSingle.php?id=28867)
Waiting at the Pressehaus tramstation.wav (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=48653)
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Dj French Toast
I really dig how this one came together I love the strings and the piano is beautiful