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Marsha |
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18 Minutes, 55 seconds |
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August 7, 2007 |
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This work is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Happy Birthday Marsha,
Inspired by Wendi's Mother's
birthday, here's a piece for 3 voices in 87 beats per minute. Marsha has been
very supportive of the project over the last year and it was a pleasure to be
able to create something with her in mind. Have a wonderful day Marsha and a
fabulous year.
I used three voices on this track: Piano, Organ and Strings. I have been using
organ more and more on the Kelli project and I wanted to see how it would fit into the overall style of this
kind of piece. As ever, the piano track goes down first, then the organ and
finally the strings. Listening to the tracks afterwards, I then remove what
doesn't work. There is an interpretation of one of Wendi's earlier themes tucked
into the middle of the piece, which felt fairly appropriate as I guess that's
where it came from in the first place!
One of my most visceral memories is of seeing David
in Florence. I remember being 18 and not terribly into "Culture"
per se - however, the sheer magnificence of the sculpture, the perfection, the
human achievement, was enough to change my attitude towards art forever. Legend
has it that when they asked Michelangelo how he did it, he replied: "I
just removed what wasn't David." I have had that concept in my head for
a while now and am actively incorporating it into my approach to creating music.
When I look at the finished piece, I use about 30% of the organ track and about
60% of the string track - with apologies to Michelangelo, but: "I just
removed what wasn't Marsha!"
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