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Tristezza by Mystified [Email]

Genre: Classical

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For this song, I return to my classical roots, in a song consisting solely of vocals.

The creation of “Tristezza,” in a way, was an unplanned journey. An abandoned instrumental composition left behind a few lines of verse, in Italian, that I put to a melody ad-lib, after an unfruitful recording session. It sat for weeks and then another spur-of-the-moment recording session realized the harmonies, again sung unrehearsed.

Subsequent ‘fixes’ of the vocal parts followed—mostly errors in translation that were so kindly corrected by Sil-VER.
Thank you, Sil-VER!
Any errors in pronunciation are mine.

Thank you to those of you who 'previewed' this piece and encouraged me to post it when I was hesitant. You know who you are. Your friendship and support are so greatly appreciated.

Lyrics:

Tristezza

Concedi amore al mio cuore ferito.
Gioia alla mia anima stanca,
E alla mia mente, pace

Dammi gioia,
Dammi amore
Dammi consolazione
Dammi pace.

* * * * *

Sadness

Grant love to my wounded heart,
Joy to my weary soul,
And to my mind, peace.

Give me joy.
Give me love.
Give me consolation.
Give me peace.

Verse by: Mystified
Translation: Sil-VER

©2005 Mystified
all rights reserved

Hardware:

iBook 1.2 GHz
Behringer condenser mic
Mobile-Pre USB
My voice

Software:

GarageBand 1

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Chilling &mdash 03/31/05 - 07:49:30 AM

So beautiful I don't quite know what else to say...

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Chilling &mdash 04/01/05 - 09:40:32 AM

Thank you, chjoose. That you listen and comment on my songs is
appreciated :)

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Echoes of Taverner &mdash 03/31/05 - 08:51:16 AM

This has a wonderful, spiritual quality, uplifting and
redemptive even in its deep sadness. Perfect ending. I am
amazed by the conception, performance and production.

Although Taverner is from England, and writes Orthodox
choral music, I think you would enjoy listening to his work
(if you haven't already). Try "The Lamb."

Excellent, Mystified. A flawless vocal performance.

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Echoes of Taverner &mdash 04/01/05 - 10:06:10 AM

Thank you for listening so carefully to this piece, Tom, and for your
comments. They are appreciated.
I have not heard of Taverner, though I will definitely look into the piece that
you mentioned.

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Sacred Song &mdash 03/31/05 - 09:09:21 AM

This song has a sacred, even holy quality about it. It
causes me to stop and just listen and become captured
by the beautiful heavenly vocals. Thanks for this gift.

Jack

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Sacred Song &mdash 04/01/05 - 10:38:20 AM

Thank you Jack.
This song has been a gift to me, as well.
Returning to music/singing has been a remarkable experience, and affected
me in ways I did not expect. Being able to share it is also a gift.

Thank you for receiving it as you have.

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Hauntingly Beautiful! &mdash 03/31/05 - 09:42:32 AM

So light and airy, yet so heavy.
So simple, yet so deep.
You used all the right colors and brushstrokes!
Thank you!

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Hauntingly Beautiful! &mdash 04/02/05 - 03:40:28 PM

Thank you for taking the time to listen, and for your lovely and eloquent
comments.

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Glorious Reflections &mdash 03/31/05 - 09:52:17 AM

The harmonic textures make me close my eyes and reach
deep within my being. Words aren't available that would
adequately describe the moving nature of this piece. I'm
very greatful I was allowed to hear the developments....it
now is perfect.

Your vocal ability continues to astound and amaze. Your
breath control is flawless. Mysty, you've done it again.
Thanks for sharing your gift with us.

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Glorious Reflections &mdash 04/02/05 - 04:26:34 PM

Synco...thank you!
The suggestion that you could imagine an instrumental set to the original,
chant-like melody was what got me thinking of ways that I might add layers
to it. To make it a fully-realized piece.
After listening to it so many times, I'm grateful it still moves you.

Thank you, again :)

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Wonderful &mdash 03/31/05 - 10:31:32 AM

Mysti, this is marvelous! Thanks for sharing this piece with me from the beginning. Your voice is wonderful! You have effectively captured the emotion with your velvet vocals. Brava!

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Wonderful &mdash 04/03/05 - 11:34:38 AM

You were the first to hear the melody and encouraged me to keep it in mind
for future development, and the one who showed me where all those great
AU reverb settings were in GB. Thank you, Alimar, for being so willing to
share what you know about GB and production techniques, and listening and
offering feedback!

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Perfect &mdash 03/31/05 - 11:25:13 AM

This to me brings out the deepest of emotions, from way
deep inside. Sung with a richness of emotion and absolute
sincerity.

Mysti this is absolutely beautiful.

Slimmie

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Perfect &mdash 04/03/05 - 11:39:52 AM

Thank you, Slimmie.
I'm so grateful for the feedback and the support you've given me in the
process of creating this song. :)

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Awesome &mdash 03/31/05 - 11:32:43 AM

I'll be able to listen better away from work at home, but what I hear now is incredible. You voice is like a bell ... now back to listening to P Funk ....

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Awesome &mdash 03/31/05 - 10:38:52 PM

(Later that night under better listening conditions ...)
Extraordinarily well done, Mysti.

---
Mungo

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Awesome &mdash 04/03/05 - 11:49:05 AM

Thanks, Mungo :)
(I'll refrain from any cowbell comments this time around!)

But, really--thank you, sincerely, for listening and for commenting.

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Striking &mdash 03/31/05 - 01:04:41 PM

What a voice!!
Where am I?
Have I died and gone to ??
Superb in every way that my ears can tell.

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Striking &mdash 04/03/05 - 12:06:22 PM

Thank you so much for listening and taking the time to comment.
These comments are very much appreciated...

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GIOIA e TRISTEZZA... &mdash 03/31/05 - 02:22:12 PM

Quanto sentimento Mystified... tanto...
Great great great voice and song...
This song touches my heart...
grazie...
Sil

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GIOIA e TRISTEZZA... &mdash 04/03/05 - 12:16:07 PM

Grazie, Silver :)

Thank you, again, for your help in translating the verse, and for your gracious
comments.

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Magnifico! &mdash 03/31/05 - 05:15:38 PM

For me, this is your best work yet. It's pure and beautiful
and haunting. Brava, Mystie -- a vocal tour de force!

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Magnifico! &mdash 04/03/05 - 03:32:14 PM

Thank you, Joanna, for such kind words--and for your support as well.
I'm so glad you are here at MacJams! :)

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Damn ISP! &mdash 03/31/05 - 05:34:28 PM

Mysti- No one will ever know how hard this song was to
create because you made sound so darn easy. This is
everything and more than I knew it would be! Fantastic
job!

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Damn ISP! &mdash 04/03/05 - 03:36:21 PM

AC :)
Thanks for listening and giving me feedback on this piece--and for putting
up with my stupid ISP when those iChat transfers didn't work!

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Wonderful &mdash 03/31/05 - 05:58:07 PM

Peter Greenstone

Absolutely gorgeous. Haunting. You sing this so
wonderfully. A few places on the softer parts where your
voice breaks just a little. But all the rest is excellent and
captivating. Very nicely mixed too. Just the right tone
and acoustics.

It's like a longing prayer. Thanks for posting it for us to
hear.

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Wonderful &mdash 04/03/05 - 03:57:08 PM

Thank you, Peter, for your comments.
Recording in this classical style was another 'step' for me in getting back into
music again. After several years of little practice, I have some ground to make
up when it comes to returning to 'vocal form.' The breaks you heard are a
reflection of that. As the composition is one of sadness and longing, I
decided not to go back and fix any minor flaws, leaving them as part of the
emotional 'fabric' of the piece.
Hopefully they are not too distracting.

Thanks again, for your careful listening and your kind remarks :)

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Wonderful &mdash 04/03/05 - 11:47:37 PM

Peter Greenstone

The couple of little breaks were not really so distracting. They were only
slight, just enough that I thought worth pointing out as an area where you
could improve a little. Just being picky to be constructive, as I know you
understand. Again, lovely. I played this for my mother while I was visiting
over the weekend. She really enjoyed the piece and was quite impressed too.

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angelic &mdash 03/31/05 - 07:37:35 PM

hmm.. you're not from around here, are you

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angelic &mdash 04/03/05 - 04:01:39 PM

Umm...
You know, sometimes I've wondered... :P

Thanks, _ndie, for listening and commenting!

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Drifting back to the 12th century... &mdash 03/31/05 - 08:42:45 PM

Echoes of the divine harmonies of Hildegard von Bingen.

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Drifting back to the 12th century... &mdash 04/03/05 - 04:21:12 PM

I will admit I had not heard of Hildegard von Bingen, and so I did a search.
Fascinating. I will have to listen to some of her compositions.

Thank you for listening and for your comments.

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Timeless and prayerful &mdash 03/31/05 - 09:20:52 PM

Gorgeous. Italian aria meets middle eastern riffs with
Gregorian chant undertones. Timeless. Prayerful. The
vocal layers are like lives spun around you. You control
your vibrato and make the piece unique by using it so
sparingly, transcending the opera context. So sweet. The
melody is perhaps too tied to the same scale-like phrase
and doesn't ever soar free, which I'd like to hear at least
for a moment, which is one of the reasons it seems more
like chant (and this may have been your intent). But the
harmonies are so wonderful, so evocative, more than
countermelodies, a special kind of trio setting that is
really wonderful. Thank you for this.

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Timeless and prayerful &mdash 04/03/05 - 10:23:58 PM

Thank you, Tobin, for listening and for commenting on this piece.
The main voice was recorded impromptu, and as I sang, I was thinking more
of a chant--melodically very controlled, contained, and more of a prayer in
context.
The harmonies, on the other hand, I allowed to soar and reach--more free
than the inhibition of words, though occasionally you will hear a word at the
end of the vocal line (amore, gioia, pace). They are, in a sense, the soul of
the piece, and the longing. These remained originally as they were recorded,
with the exception of fixing a word or two.

Thank you, again, for your comments. You actually have seen more in this
piece than I did at first, and I appreciate your perspective on it.

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Very nice Myst &mdash 04/01/05 - 05:35:17 AM

Just a great bunch of singing. Love that monk sound.
Your education in music is coming out. Great ending :)

Wow, great going for sure. Nice work!

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Very nice Myst &mdash 04/03/05 - 09:04:13 PM

Thank you, Tiler :)

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haunting &mdash 04/01/05 - 12:02:52 PM

beautiful! Took my breath away...

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haunting &mdash 04/03/05 - 10:32:58 PM

Thank you so much for listening and taking the time to leave a comment :)

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basking in femme... &mdash 04/01/05 - 12:52:41 PM

This is beautifully and intoxicatingly feminine, I love the
way the backing vocals tend to follow and swirl around
the lead, like light wisps of perfume following a delicately
rustling dress.. uh, where was I? Oh, anyway, very nice
acapella work indeed m'lady, your voice is quite veratile
and lovely in many genres! DLed.
ttfn,
Drakonis, still thinking about baklava.

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basking in femme... &mdash 04/01/05 - 12:55:11 PM

Oh, and as I was lost in the music, I forgot to ask about the pretty image for
this song... don't tell me you draw too? :-) Very nice!
ttfn,
Drakonis

---
deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there

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basking in femme... &mdash 04/03/05 - 10:30:49 PM

Drak...I can always count on your comments to make me grin! I have wanted
to do an all-vocal piece for awhile now, though I was not sure what kind it
would be. Well, this one sort of snuck up on me.
I am grateful for your comments and glad you like it enough to have
downloaded it to listen again!

As for the picture. Yes. I drew it several years ago in pencil. It has been
modified in Photoshop with the 'Fresco' render effect to give it a look more
suited to the song. Thank you for noticing and asking!

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this was so beautiful &mdash 04/01/05 - 06:09:48 PM

i loved this...

production.. voice...genre

10's

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this was so beautiful &mdash 04/04/05 - 02:24:18 PM

Thank you very much, BlackLily, for stopping by to listen and for such a vote
of confidence...

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Interesting &mdash 04/02/05 - 02:59:32 AM

You have a very beautiful voice, which compliments this
sad, whistful composition. I'd like to hear you tackle
something with more of a rhythm. If you ever fancy
collaborating on something I'd be well up for it. Excellent.

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Interesting &mdash 04/05/05 - 01:25:23 AM

Thank you very much for your kind words--for taking the time to comment.

(I will contact you via MJ mail regarding a collaboration---thank you!)

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Heavenly! &mdash 04/02/05 - 03:34:56 PM

Beautiful. Bravo!

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Heavenly! &mdash 04/05/05 - 01:29:46 AM

Thank you so much, Skipper! :)

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wow &mdash 04/02/05 - 08:32:49 PM

what a treat to hear this. Thanks for sharing. Love the
Italian.

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wow &mdash 04/05/05 - 01:48:19 AM

Thank you, daphna! I really appreciate you stopping by to listen, and taking
time to leave a comment :)

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Very, very nicely done. &mdash 04/05/05 - 02:28:17 AM

Bravo!

� molto bello che presentate le vostre qualit� vocali qui. Ho goduto particolarmente il qualitite che li avete dati per sentire qui. Maggio tutto delle vostre attivit� seguenti riflette tale grande emozione come avete trasportare con questa parte.

- acclamazioni!

-JuedM

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Very, very nicely done. &mdash 04/05/05 - 02:29:31 AM

It is very lovely that you present your vocal qualities here. I especially enjoyed the qualitite that you have given us to hear here. May all of your next endeavors reflect such grand emotion as you have convey with this piece.
- Cheers !

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In General, Music should be "Always Different", Like People.

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Very, very nicely done. &mdash 04/05/05 - 08:44:39 PM

Thank you so much for such kind comments! I am very grateful for the
positive response this song has gotten.

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Bellisimo! &mdash 04/05/05 - 07:31:47 AM

Bravo!

(Standing ovation)

Beautiful and haunting, some of the best vocal performaces I've heard on this site.

Thank You!

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Bellisimo! &mdash 04/05/05 - 09:35:34 PM

Thank you, Kevensor! I appreciate you listening and taking the time to leave a
comment :)

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I'm there! &mdash 04/05/05 - 11:48:29 AM

You put me there!

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I'm there! &mdash 04/05/05 - 09:38:35 PM

Thank you! :)

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gasp &mdash 04/06/05 - 10:04:29 PM

I'm just about speechless, except to say that this may be
the second song I've heard on MacJams that left me with
chills. Oh, the power and beauty of simplicity. This is
brilliant -- and I reserve that word for only a few songs.

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gasp &mdash 04/08/05 - 02:26:40 AM

I'm equally speechless...and humbled.
Thank you for your kind comments.

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Angelic! &mdash 04/06/05 - 10:41:58 PM

May I just say that, in light of the recent passing of Pope John Paul II, your song couldn't have been posted at a more appropriate time. Serendipity or by the hand of God? I think it's the latter. A powerful, breathtaking performance and masterful mix. Thank you so much for sharing.

Scorp

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Angelic! &mdash 04/08/05 - 02:29:23 AM

And thank you so much for listening and sharing your thoughts regarding
this composition.
It is very much appreciated.

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Maria Callas &mdash 04/09/05 - 02:23:46 PM

Reminds me of Maria Callas, the depth, the feeling beyond the notes.

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Maria Callas &mdash 04/12/05 - 07:36:31 AM

Thank you, Del, for your lovely comments.

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W O N D E R F U L &mdash 04/15/05 - 11:25:10 AM

So beautiful!

After first listening, I feel just: MORE!
Hadn't mind it would have continued for hours!

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W O N D E R F U L &mdash 04/19/05 - 11:50:59 PM

Thank you so much for such a lovely compliment.
It means a lot to me that others appreciate and enjoy this piece.

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That was so beautiful... &mdash 04/15/05 - 05:31:09 PM

I have tears in my eyes, that was heavenly.

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That was so beautiful... &mdash 04/19/05 - 11:52:25 PM

I am humbled by your response. Thank you very much.

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Magical &mdash 04/15/05 - 06:01:28 PM

Wow, a plethora of lamenting voices and a
captivating experience. It just pulls you in.
Once again I'm in awe of your ability to project so
much emotion into your voice and still deliver it so
crisply and precisely. All woven together it's a
beautiful sound.

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Magical &mdash 04/25/05 - 10:12:04 PM

Thank you, Rebsie :)
I know one thing about this song: I wouldn't want to try to duplicate any of it
again! Once unravelled, I'm not sure I could figure out the weave...

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Touched. &mdash 04/16/05 - 12:23:38 PM

...and I don't mean in the mental way most people refer to
me... anyway...This way a real treat, absolutely beautiful.
Very touching. I loved the resonate quality of your voice
and really gripping tradtional pierce your gut lyrics. I shall
listen to more of you. Thanks!

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Touched. &mdash 04/25/05 - 10:15:30 PM

Aww...thank you, Spike!
I appreciate those comments, and it is touching to me that you, and others,
have sensed the heartfelt emotion in this composition.

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Magnificent &mdash 04/19/05 - 10:50:47 PM

you've created something very beautiful here, it
sounds like it could be taken directly from a different
era in civilization, in an exotic land from a culture
long forgotten, sung in a cavernous temple in front
of a congregation of deity worsippers
:)

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Magnificent &mdash 04/25/05 - 10:17:28 PM

Thank you, Tom.
I had hoped to get a certain 'timelessness' and reverence in the feel and mood
of this song.

Thank you for your comments.

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Very Haunting &mdash 04/25/05 - 04:57:18 PM

To my ears, I'm amazed that you carried that whole song
with your voice alone.

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Very Haunting &mdash 04/25/05 - 10:26:04 PM

Thank you so much for you comments.
:)

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wow &mdash 05/01/05 - 11:06:36 PM

stunningly beautiful the second the song begins and never lets go. great use of dynamics and just a great voice, this was really an amazing piece w/ a lot of emotion thank you!

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wow &mdash 05/19/05 - 10:52:55 PM

thank you for such kind comments! :)

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Tristezza &mdash 05/21/05 - 11:54:44 AM

I sit here at my computer, I'm absolutely stunned and
amazed at the vocal quality and performance of this piece.
My body knows nothing else to do, but to be still and
indulge in the chills up my spine while taking in the
beauty created here. It has even lifted me to a 'smith of
verbal expressions that rarely travel across my tongue. If
you knew me, you'd know how out of character and place
I'm being here, given the rawness of my typical daily
existence... Cydniko

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Tristezza &mdash 05/21/05 - 11:55:34 AM

I sit here at my computer, I'm absolutely stunned and
amazed at the vocal quality and performance of this piece.
My body knows nothing else to do, but to be still and
indulge in the chills up my spine while taking in the
beauty created here. I