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A simple little "Welcome To The World" gift for my new nephew, Maxwell Michael.
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drakonis
However, I have a nephew named Max too, and when yours grows to be 4, as mine is, you will need to buy a copy of one of the greatest childrens books of all time, just for him. You know, the one that starts:
"The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind or another..." (smirk)
Hey, I vaguely recognize that motif :-) Very beautiful rolling piano work, soothing accompaniment. Hope you burn a CD of some of these works and send them off for Max to start appreciating good music, especially if it has piano, french horns, and oboe in it, how can you lose? :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis
kassia
I had to repeat the theme several times so he would learn it!!! Glad you liked it...thanks as always for your thoughtful words. You are right - gotta get him started early on appreciating THE coolest instruments. Maybe he'll grow up to be a Horn player like his Auntie Shay!
paul f. page
...wonderful and graceful gift for this little boy. He will have it forever from his uncle. This is so very gentle and pleasant with some interesting chord changes and the occasional dissonance to keep it all so very interesting. Such a pleasant, calm feeling you've brought to this piece. Oh, the added horns -- nice!
I will listen to this many times. Bravo.
Peace.
Paul
kassia
Thanks for your great comment Paul! i wanted to keep the song simple, not much development, so that it would be sort of soothing like a lullaby, but I just couldn't help throwing in a bit of dissonance to keep it interesting. I'm glad it worked for you!
Bubowski
contented sigh. Beautiful as always :)
kassia
This was meant to be sort of a lullaby...sounds like i did my job. :-) Thanks for listening...glad you enjoyed it.
craft
beautiful piano playing... A great gift to a new baby... I love this song
kassia
Thanks for stopping by...glad you liked it. This is to calm us all down after listening to your awesome rockin' new collab!!
magnatone
This turned out GREAT! I love your combination of instruments, and as usual your piano themes and playing are just gorgeous. That little Max is a lucky boy!
kassia
I actually had a tough time choosing instrumentation for this - wanting to keep it warm and soothing, I didn't want anything to really stand out. I'm glad my choices worked for you - hopefully they'll work for Max too and put him right to sleep! Thanks as always for your generous support and wonderful comments.
tokai
beautiful as always... peaceful. welcome to Mcjams Max.
kassia
I'm sure Max will be very grateful for the warm welcome. As soon as he's old enough, I'll have to get him to set up an MJ account so he can start listening to awesome music! Thanks for stopping by....glad you found some peace here.
MarkHolbrook
You are a master of the keyboard without a doubt!
Beautiful and Max... welcome to the world!
kassia
Thank you Mark. As always, your words make me smile.
Outtaorbit
cats and babys rock!!!!
now this will post and look really stupid..........
Outtaorbit
good stuff
kristyjo
Lovely, soothing, charming. Gee, I wish my name was Max:)
Feter
what a wonderful and sweet dedication piece ...
very emotional and haubnting like al of your sweet
pieces ...loved the solos ..all so wide spaces here
like a big heart sing ...thank you for the gem !!!
LHellman
And I know Max will too! Love, Mom (Max's Grandma!)
racerat
You have one fortunate nephew.... what a lovely piece. Enchanting.
Philip
lengold
gentle and soothing composition. Listening to this just before leaving for work - will try to keep this peaceful feeling for as long as I can.
Cheers
Len
davisamerica
is a very lucky guy. He will no doubt adore his very talented Auntie Shay! Very lovely tune.
lavalamp
...you have got quite a talented Aunt!
Dave
Reinholt56
This music is a beautiful thought given freely from a loving heart.
The arrangement is excellent. The choice of instruments compliments the piano so well with the phrases that you use.
Take care.
Paul
LunaTrick
Musique the little one often Shay!
Lovely piece... great piano tone with a lovely support cast of just the right instruments. Well done!
Alannah
Uncle (sic) Shay ! Maybe one day ... when you are old and grey ... this little boy will surprise you in your nursing home by playing it for you ..... p.s. beautiful as always ....
Parichayaka
This is beautiful... Flows so well from beginning to the end and I really like the instruments you add one after the other. Organic, heartfelt and moving. What a priceless gift to offer to anyone, but that photo sure is cute!
Henke
The artwork, that is ;-) What a cutie pie!
But the music is so nice and peaceful too. I have just come home from a release party of my brother's band's first CD*, with some cool live performances, so this was the right thing to listen to to be able to settle down for the night. Thank you!!
/Henke
(* The band is called Datahysteri and their album 27 Visions of the Door is available on iTunes Store, at least in Sweden, but hopefully in US and other countries as well. I'll be happy to hear if anyone finds it in their respective iTunes store :-)
futzpucker
This is by far my favorite piano playing of yours. It's just gorgeous. Beautifully voiced. I love the simple changes, which are very appropriate for the subject.
I'm guessing your sister was reduced to tears. Max will treasure this his whole life. Nice to leave him something like that, isn't it?
My dear Shay, look at you grow...
Remark80
This is a really great piece. I like the melody. I can hear your feelings come throuh loud and clear. Congratulations. Nice piece, glad I stopped by.
timothy devine
max's theme is rich with sentiment
blue to the point of beautiful
hopes and dreams lingering on a soft breeze
sweet max
Doug Somers
...not to mention the composition of the main piano theme. I love the syncopation and phrasing you use. Coming here is like finding a gold mine!! This is gorgeous Shay!
Be well,
Doug
Boundless
Lovely - lucky Maxwell.
Thanks.
Schello
meravigliosoooooooooooo