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South Side Trot by Bowman [Email]
Genre: Classical

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Hits: 234
Comments: 16
Votes: 2
Plays: 42
Last Played: Dec 01, 2008 - 02:15:06 PM
Downloads: 6
Fans: 9
Uploaded: Oct 04, 2008 - 05:23:37 PM
Last Updated: Oct 06, 2008 - 10:35:55 AM
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City (24), Streets (5), Tough (1), Attitude (3), Urban (8), Cinema (22), Film (51)
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Some attitude adjustment.

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South Side Trot &mdash 10/04/08 - 06:07:06 PM
what a melodic pizicato bass and strings ...
loved the mellow solos over them ...still
you use strange kind of scale I like it ,,very
evocative ...very nice my friend ..thnx alot
for sharin !!!!

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You always brighten my day Feter. &mdash 10/05/08 - 07:21:20 PM
I'm very happy you enjoyed this my friend.
Take care,
Charlie

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industrial 1940 americana &mdash 10/05/08 - 04:20:50 PM
daylight ... sunrise ... punch clock and wheaties for breakfast. Or not ... what a nice quirkly beauty. I do love the scale contrast and the clock like rythem plays well against the movement of the instruments. Enjoyed ... very original!

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Thanks for the listen davisamerica... &mdash 10/05/08 - 07:24:00 PM
and love you impressions of "South Side:.
Just Great!
Best,
Charlie

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Quite an interesting piece..... &mdash 10/05/08 - 09:39:25 PM
captivating, with dissonant notes and unusual rhythm.....I imagine the strings and brass as the street sounds, cars, traffic etc. I like it!

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Thanks Enrique, &mdash 10/08/08 - 12:27:44 PM
Your own beautiful music is quite often joyful and uplifting I'm so glad that you found some pleasure in a darker sometime dissonant work.
Best,
Charlie

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Different time period... &mdash 10/06/08 - 07:25:15 PM
...but the sliding in and out of dissonance brings to mind a west coast version "West Side Story".

There's a generous portion of Copland's hand in yours, sweeping the abandoned lots of a desolate section of the city...

Nice stuff, there, Charlie...cool theme.

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Aaron and Lenny... &mdash 10/08/08 - 12:29:34 PM
Two guys whose music always inspires me.
A west coast version "West Side Story"? That's cool!
Thanks Bob for your always keen insights.
Best,
Charlie

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Both sides now, simultaneously! &mdash 10/12/08 - 08:12:52 AM
Nice pizz ostinato you have going there... when the bowed strings come in, it seems bitonal. Is it? Then the tonalities converge, then diverge again. Very cool. I like the way you handle dissonance here. Very nicely done. It has an interesting feeling of being both happy/jolly (which comes from the pizz. ostinato) and intense at the same time.

Great work here, as usual Charlie.

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Thanks Clark, &mdash 10/13/08 - 11:12:31 AM
Yes this does slide into bitonality. It's not always planned but when I find myself in unusual sonic landscapes I try not to panic, I usually put on some hiking boots, get out the repellant and try to enjoy the trip.
And when I'm really lost I go to your very cool Composition Blog and try to figure out where the heck I am.
Best,
Charlie

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I'm with Bob &mdash 10/13/08 - 05:35:21 PM
here - reminded me of 'West Side Story' too. Some of my all time favourite music, but then it lifted into something very original - I get Eastern influences amongst many other images. Very creatively different and a lovely listen. The production also sounds faultless to me.
Cheers
Len



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Thanks Len, &mdash 10/15/08 - 04:29:08 PM
Bernstein wrote some great music for that play and if you haven't already, check out his music for "On the Waterfront".
A true urban classic.
Take Care,
Charlie

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man! &mdash 10/20/08 - 08:55:29 PM
This would be great to go along with a movie about some great artist of the 20th century. HAs a kind of Im creating but dont know if anyone cares kind of feel... Im not sure if that makes sense.? Anyway I enjoyed it thanks!

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Great concept &mdash 10/21/08 - 04:03:52 PM
The- Im creating but don't know or even care if anyone cares, often brings out the coolest stuff.
Thanks Tim.
Best,
Charlie

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Unusual tonalities &mdash 11/20/08 - 09:00:38 PM
as others have mentioned. The pizz. strings hammering away under the bowed strings and winds are relentless, yet the legato treatment over the top has a very captivating flow. The bitonal treatment is a bit edgy, and would (will) be great leading up to the climactic scene of a movie.

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I love... &mdash 11/26/08 - 01:54:18 PM
finding that musical edge and dancing around it.
Thanks for the listen and some interesting thoughts Kristyjo.
Best,
Charlie



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