With Dignity and Grace

kristyjo

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This is a synth piece scavenged from an orchestral arrangement of a vocal piece I recently did. The orchestra instrumentation is still not quite 'right', so I used the synth sounds to get the approximate colors I wanted. It has 16 tracks, and is still a bit muddy sounding, but I'm sure I could continue to tweak it for a long time, and it would never be perfect, so I'm posting it now. I posted the vocal version here:
http://www.macjams.com/song/17807.

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Song Stats

Hits: 876
Comments: 8
Fans: 0
Plays: 79
Downloads: 65
Votes: 3
Uploaded: Feb 04, 2006 - 07:18:50 AM
Last Updated: Feb 05, 2006 - 09:31:04 PM Last Played: Sep 02, 2009 - 03:25:41 PM

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Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

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Keywords:

uplifting (20), synthesizer (50), hopeful (6), ()

Hardware:

PowerBook, Edirol controller

Software:

GB2 and GB3

Comments

Cameron

Cameron said 1391 days ago (February 4th, 2006)

nice chord progressions
This piece has good chord progressions, creating a peaceful mood.

The choice of synth sounds tends to favor the higher end of the sound-spectrum; I would recommend using more bass.

The constantly sustained echoey high strings does become a bit "thick" -- you might try varying the texture by changing instruments/octaves in spots.

It could be a little longer, perhaps with a contrasting melodic theme and change of chord progression.

Otherwise, this piece has a good overall framework and feeling.

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kristyjo

kristyjo said 1391 days ago (February 4th, 2006)

nice chord progressions
Cameron
Thanks for listening. Your suggestions are invaluable. After about a dozen
listenings of a self-penned piece, it's difficult to pull out what you 'think' you're
hearing, (because your brain fills in the missing parts), from what is actually
being produced for others to hear. The notes you left will help me listen more
critically as I work on revisions (and maybe, finally, an orchestral version.)

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	said 1391 days ago (February 4th, 2006)
	Nice tune Feel fine when I here this tune it's full of harmony like that. I think you have done a great work on this song. I am overwhelmed with joy. Thanks for sharing Keep up the good work Yours faithfully ------------ Skean My last tune a "LOVE SONG" Being a Friend (Collab with The NightBird)

kristyjo	kristyjo said 1391 days ago (February 4th, 2006)
	Nice tune Thanks, Skean. I'm glad you listened and that the joy in this piece was conveyed to you. I appreciate your comments. Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Tom Atwood	Tom Atwood said 1391 days ago (February 4th, 2006)
	Lovely, uplifting This piece really builds and fills in a wonderful way. I agree with what Cameron said about the texture, etc. He's usually right. I think this will sound much better with orchestral instruments. beautiful. Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

	said 1391 days ago (February 5th, 2006)
	I particularly enjoy the subtlty and brevity of your darker chord progressions that create just enough uneasiness to allow a fuller appreciation of the light and dreamy theme. I guess I could have just said that I liked it. :) downloaded

	said 1391 days ago (February 5th, 2006)
	I Agree with Cameron I'm left with the impression that this is a first movement to other parts that haven't been written yet. or another way to think about it, pondering a bit more, is that this piece resolves for me with the most 'triumphal' sounding of the versions of the basic theme, in which case it ended where it should. I like the synth voicings and harmonies.

kristyjo

kristyjo said 1390 days ago (February 5th, 2006)

I Agree with Cameron
Mungo, thanks for listening. This is definitely a piece in transition. I'm hoping to
get a good orchestration going on it this week. When I read your comments, I
realized that it isn't clear that it comes from a vocal experimentation, and it's
really the END of a musical journey. It could loosely follow the Voices in the
Ether and Lament, and therefore, I think I'll post the vocal version this afternoon.
I appreciate your comments.

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Artist Info

Name: Kristine Johanek

I've been performing, composing and teaching music for many years. I enjoy arranging traditional and classic pieces, and also enjoy composing original music. I'll write for whomever will perform my music, so I've written for children's choirs, co... [see more]

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Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise.

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