4 Notes

Mystified

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Another spur-of-the-moment improvisation, where I started off using four notes in varying order.
Of course, after a while this got boring and so I expanded it as I continued, leaving "4 Notes" as a bit of a misnomer ;)

There are (once again)some of my famous timing issues in the middle, but since this will probably change significantly and become a very different work once my collaborator Bryn starts to work with it, I thought I'd post it here so you could all hear a 'before and after.'

:)

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Hits: 1040
Comments: 11
Fans: 5
Plays: 163
Downloads: 55
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Uploaded: Jan 19, 2007 - 04:34:28 PM
Last Updated: Jan 19, 2007 - 04:34:28 PM Last Played: Jun 06, 2009 - 07:18:35 AM

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Keywords:

Mystified (163), repetition (5), cello (64), piano (715)

Hardware:

iBook G4
MAudio 61es Keystation

Software:

GarageBand 2
JamPack 4: Symphony
Fitch Cello software plug-in

Comments

Morning Light	Morning Light said 1041 days ago (January 20th, 2007)
	This is very beautiful, Mysti :) I love the instruments you have used , the restraint, the understated, subtle intensity. :) Morning Light* Check out my latest song called Morning Rose

Mystified	Mystified said 1038 days ago (January 23rd, 2007)
	Thank you :) I always appreciate your comments here, Morning Light :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

composerclark

composerclark said 1041 days ago (January 20th, 2007)

Mysterious
Well, it's ... mysterious, hypnotic, and, to echo the above comment, it develops a kind of quiet intensity... becomes downright Barber-like for a while (a good thing). It will be interesting to see where this goes. I will confess that the sound of the Fitch Cello troubles me a bit... it's a bit raspy, even nasal (if that makes any sense), whereas a good cellist would have a "rounder" sound. Do you know any cellists that might be interested in contributing to this project?

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Mystified

Mystified said 1038 days ago (January 23rd, 2007)

raspy cellos...
I agree, that's always been the problem with the Fitch software instrument. With some heavy-handed tweaking, it can sound quite nice, though I usually just use the JP4 cellos instead if I don't want to bother (and I usually don't!).

So I went into this piece knowing it was going to sound raspy and a bit strident. It's one reason I decided on the cello doing the repetition portion of the trio.
In a way it was an effect.

Maybe it works...maybe not?

I'm really looking forward to hearing how this piece evolves as it's worked with :)

Thanks for your comments, and for listening--it's always nice to get your feedback and support!

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	said 1022 days ago (February 9th, 2007)
	No problem The Fitch cello isn't a problem! It's integral to the success of this piece (although I agree that it would be very interesting to have a real cellist playing on this)

jiguma	jiguma said 1039 days ago (January 23rd, 2007)
	Mysti-rious The image of a nasal cello is definitely worth a ponder :) I like the way you embark on projects like this Mysti, where the odds of success for anyone else doing the same thing are non-existent - yet you manage to pull it off. Bravo! Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

Mystified

Mystified said 1038 days ago (January 23rd, 2007)

Mysti-rious cellos
Thanks, Neil :)

I suppose one reason I do so much music is because most of it is improvised. Either it works out or it doesn't--and if it doesn't, you start from scratch with another improvisation.

If it does, and seems worth developing (or someone else wants to add to it, as in this case) it's fun to see what else it can become.

Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1033 days ago (January 28th, 2007)
	change ringing nice mood - calm, and yet tense somehow. maybe it's the sound of the cello somehow? i like the mathemetical aspect too: permutations. sort of like "change ringing" i guess. but this is much more pleasing! Check out my latest song called One For Me

guitapick	guitapick said 1028 days ago (February 3rd, 2007)
	I like the way you weave the piano in as the piece progresses. Looking forward to following the evolution of this beautiful "seedling". Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

	said 1022 days ago (February 9th, 2007)
	Stark.... The stark quality of the Fitch cello sound makes me think of early BBC black and white documentaries (Cathy Come Home, The War Game) I am looking forwards to getting my digital scissors and paintbrushes into this aural landscape

DJ Squirrel

DJ Squirrel said 964 days ago (April 7th, 2007)

Anti-timing
I'd actually say that the issues with timing in the middle actually become an asset in this rather than a hindrance-- it becomes this kind of audio representation of trying to get one's life in sync with what's going on around them. I could see this easily being used in a moment in a movie where a character has experienced some loss or is reflecting on where their life is headed.

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