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I'm outta here for a week or two - Paris, Saarbrucken - maybe a little Champagne! Lots of exciting things happening on my return - new music, new web design, new membership - the works.
This is a rough two string mix haven't edited them or added the third - should be a groovy piece when it's done.
p.s. - for all you burglars out there - we have three vicious animals and a dog sitter at home - so no - you can't rob us while we're away!
Piano and dramatic strings, written for Irene
I love writing music about people; I find it to be one of the most stimulating approaches to composition. People touch me in so many different ways, they create emotions and memories, they are complex and my perception of them unique. Tapping into that part of my brain when I’m playing has always been a rich creative vein.
This track was written as a thank you to my Aunt Irene for looking after us when we were in Paris. My Uncle Dominic had passed away the previous year and it was the first time we had seen her since the funeral. The piece starts off incredibly sadly and yet by the midway has become dramatic and full of life – just like my wonderful Parisian Aunt.
The melody that comes in around 9 ½ minutes is possibly one of my favorite string passes in the entire music2work2 catalog to date.
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Sisters rock and Victoria Richardson rocks more than most...
Written for my sister Victoria's 40th, this starts out as a very delicate, almost melancholic piece and turns into something rather beautiful. The major melody at 4:50 is sung in my head as 4 distinct notes: "Vic-to...-ri-a."
Happy Birthday Vic - remember any of these...?
Standing up for me when I was being bullied
Letting me hang out with your cool friends
Dancing In the gay bars in Glasgow
Establishing whether people cook Turkey or not
The attic in Germany – the poor people –
The leaning bloody tower of Piza!
The artist vs. business
The "Fuck You Forehead"
Paris
T In the Park
Meeting Wendi
Hearing about Dan
Meeting Dan
Meeting Callum
Meeting Charlotte
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Victoria is part of The Thinker's Playlist.
