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Autumn


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Roxylee

 Genre: Pop Classical

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Autumn

You wake up and realize autumn has arrived.

The gold and red leaves chase each other in the wind. You walk out into the sunlight and breathe deeply. White cumulus clouds scurry across the azure blue sky. The geese are flying south and you say goodbye, sighing.

The wind dies down and night slowly settles over the land. Stillness… The stars look like diamonds. There is nothing to say; you can only marvel at the beauty.

In the morning you step outdoors to find that summer has returned, if only for a moment. Birds are singing, and little white butterflies are dancing in the sunlight.

Evening comes, and with it, the cool wind and clouds. You realize autumn has arrived.
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Hits: 1406
Comments: 54
Fans: 16
Plays: 216
Downloads: 73
Votes: 6
Uploaded: Oct 19, 2007 - 04:32:26 PM
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2007 - 04:32:26 PM Last Played: Sep 20, 2009 - 09:46:39 AM
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Hardware:
G4
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Comments
Feter said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
Autumn
I love autumn and winter when they let you feel
home and cosy .I dunno how that ll be with out those!?

this is awesome piece my friend , all flow
so gentley !

its brilliant how the mood suddenly changed with
the piano moved cranky the all turn back to the
main stream .

just thoughtfulla and full of imagenary ..!

welldone my friend !!
Roxylee said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
:-)
Thank you so much, my friend. You are always so kind and appreciative of others music efforts. I am happy that you liked my autumn song. :-)
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Moviz said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
Hmmmm! Roxy..
this Autumn seems to be inspiring a lot of people around here LOL. This is a lovely gentle piece and I don't know why, but it has a British feel to it for me... (Ok I'll let you have New England then LOL). Your music describes perfectly the lovely words you wrote above. I expected that you might have read/spoke those words too, which also would have been nice, Loved it anyway, regards M
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Roxylee said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
LOL
I just typed in "autumn" in MacJams. I had no idea I stole the title, sorry, guys. Thank you for your nice comment, Maurice. British... Hmmm... must be the influence of all those fantastic UK musicians. I never thought of putting the words in there. Hey, feel free to add them; you have a great speaking voice! :-)
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RickW said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
Awesome job
Very well done Roxy! :-) I loved the playful piano interlude. How did you do it all? I don't recognize any loops. Have you bought a keyboard to interface with the G4.

God bless,

Rick

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Roxylee said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
Hey, Rick
Thanks for stoping by for a listen. :-) I knew I forgot something- I meant to add that this piece is all modified (green) loops. The fact that you didn't recognize them means I managed to disguise them. Yeah! <G> I'm glad you like this. Thanks for commenting. :-)
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SmokeyVW said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
echoey
funny. so far, every tune i've heard today (even my latest) includes some form of tape echo... there must be something in the air...

this makes me think of gently falling leaves. it works!

thanks

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Roxylee said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
echoes
Yes, must be all those leaves... I just heard your latest and it's very cool. Thanks for dropping by and for saying it worked for you. (the leaves) :-)
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drakonis said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
pencilitus fugits
You're quite amazing there... tweaking and arranging, and putting together something as tricky and pleasing as this is quite an art... and, may I add, in such a short time too, while babysitting! Very nice pencil-tool technique, and I see you are doing some fun experimenting with track echo, that actually worked nicely. It lined up so that at first I didn't even notice the echo, and then it slowly became apparent. Anyway, nice gentle tune, turning more bouncy and buffety, then returning to the original. I might have suggested ending on a different note (adding one last note down a whole step I think.) Overall, it was fun to listen to. Glad to hear you creating more music!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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Roxylee said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
I'd like to take more credit, but...
All I did to make this was to drag loops to the tracks, rearrange the notes, then stretch the loops out, and option-drag more notes to place them where I wanted them. As for the echo, I didn't select any extra effects, so tithe echo must have already been in the particular loops I used. I'm glad it meshed well. Thank you for chatting me up and for being such a great friend and encourager. :-)
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rjamadeus said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
sweeeeet !!
i would have not guessed they were modified loops !! i do the same thing often but i don't do as good as you at disguising them. anyhow i liked it very much, relaxing and pleasant to my ears !!
rj
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Roxylee said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
Thanks, RJ
Yeah, I don't play the piano, oboe, clarinet, flute, piccolo, 12 string, or bass, so I faked it all with GB. <G> Thanks for having a listen.:-)
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psexnyc said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
Wait A Minute!!
You mean all of what I just heard was loops? There was no piano playing or anything like that? Wow!! How'd you do that? This piece was quite lovely. I just drove from Yonkers, NY to Peekskill and back again....and oh yes, this song definitely reflects the red and gold scenes I witnessed on my morning drive!
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Roxylee said 769 days ago (October 19th, 2007)
heehee
I just commented back to Drakonis, explaining how I made the piece. It's not all that hard, but it is time consuming. Hey, did you see that Peekskill is my home town? Thank you for commenting. :-)
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said 769 days ago (October 20th, 2007)
Lovely Autumn !
Mrs. Roxy, a real beautiful piece of music. Very lovely sounds going here .. awesome composition ! Such a nice song for the autumn. I noticed that most of the MacJammers here do a beautiful pieces for the autumn ! Wish to do ming !

Thanks for sharing Mrs. Roxy, loved the work
Roxylee said 768 days ago (October 20th, 2007)
Thank you so much!
I didn't even realize there were so many autumn songs until I checked. How funny! I'm happy that you liked mine. Thank you for commenting on my music. :-)
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Roxylee said 766 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Sorry...
Yeman. (I knew your name, but I was typing while half aslkeep, I think) <G>
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Cori Ander said 767 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Beautiful and interesting
Interesting and beautiful.

The volume level sounds low here, but that is not a problem as long as the next song I play isn't a loud one and I have forgotten to turn the volume down :)

Very original and inventive, and a palatable piece of music.

Roxylee said 767 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Thank you, Johannes
I am happy that you enjoyed my instrumental. :-)Hmm... it doesn't sound any softer than the other songs in my iTunes folder, so I had no idea! . So perhaps I should record my GB tunes a bit louder in case the volume is too low for others...To do a sound adjustment, should I change the levels in GB, or elevate it in iTunes? There's a lot I need to learn about mixing and settings, and I appreciate your input. Thank you for coming by to listen. :-)
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said 766 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
LOVELY
my favorite section is the delicate woodwinds - for me that sound is leaves going brown - a beautiful winding down of life and energy. cool experimenting, roxy - it paid off nicely, doncha think? i enjoyed your musical musings, anne
Roxylee said 766 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Thank you, Anne
I'm satisfied if it gives the impression that was intended and I thank you for coming over to hear it. :-)
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c4rson said 766 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Hey...
You paint pictures in my head...

Thank you...
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Roxylee said 766 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Yayyy!
That's what i was aiming for, thank you! :-)
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peacepiano said 766 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Autumn Mood
Perfect music for a sunny Autumn day.

Thanks
Bill
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Roxylee said 766 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
Thank you, Bill
I love it when the music creates itself and it comes out with the mood I had intended. Thank you for stopping by. :-)
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blaky smith said 765 days ago (October 23rd, 2007)
Nice
very nice Roxanne !
Good work with loops, you give us lovely sounds with your composition, which is really a pleasant piece to listen.
Thanks
Marc
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Roxylee said 765 days ago (October 24th, 2007)
Hi, Marc
It always amazes me that people across the world could be listening to something I wrote. It's fun to take a loop and redo it. <G> Thank you for commenting on my song. :-)
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poodyglitz said 763 days ago (October 25th, 2007)
Funny...
As I was listening, my the question foremost in my mind was whether or not those were loops. Tweaking the loops gives you so much more. Good to see you putting in the effort. It worked.

Thanks for sharing.
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Roxylee said 762 days ago (October 26th, 2007)
Hi, Phil!!
ahhh... thank you. :-) I really like the green loops and wish I could modify the blue ones, too. <G>
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paul f. page said 761 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
My two cents...
roxylee...
I don't know how anyone manages to make sense out of loops. By themselves, there are such cool things out there for the taking. But it takes a really creative imagination to "loop 'em all together" ... I am really amazed by this little piece: a pastiche of colors that perfectly describe the season, esp. where you live! How fun this is. It going straight to my nano. I hope you will start doing more of this imaginative art. It is so peaceful and you seem to find just the right sounds to make your thoughts sing.
Peace.
Paul
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Roxylee said 761 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
Wow, Paul
Thank you. :-) It humbles me to think a great composer has my loop tune in his iPod. It's funny, I forget that autumn is different on the west coast. Yet you felt the leaf color feelings in the music. This is very cool to me. :-)
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TeresaV said 759 days ago (October 30th, 2007)
.
I agree with a lot of people here, you DO have a gift of painting pictures in people's heads! I love this piece, I could feel the cool, crisp air and almost smell the air...oh wait, my window's open. J/K =) Great job, keep 'em coming!
Roxylee said 758 days ago (October 30th, 2007)
Thank you, Teresa
I'll have to paint you a picture of Thanksgiving dinner next time. <G> I'm glad it worked. This encourages me to compose more loop pieces.
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thetiler said 743 days ago (November 14th, 2007)
wow, love that start
like your variations and how you maintain that classical fee. Roxy, terrific pic as well! Your such a macjam"s gem! Your really are!
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Roxylee said 743 days ago (November 14th, 2007)
:-) Thanks, Bill
You made me smile a big smile. I love being a part of the MacJams family.I'm really pleased that you liked this instrumental.
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gail60 said 741 days ago (November 16th, 2007)
wow Roxylee!
How did i miss this one? Very nice job here. Beautiful song. I really enjoyed this alot as I imagined all the changing colors. What a gorgeous picture you painted. Thank you for sharing....
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Roxylee said 740 days ago (November 17th, 2007)
Thank you, Gail
I'm really pleased you liked this.I don't know much composing a classical piece and it basically wrote itself.I was hoping it would convey what I was feeling. I'm glad it did. Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. :-)
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david.sfinzi said 732 days ago (November 25th, 2007)
Autumn...
This is nicely done!

Autumn is an especially inspiring subject for me as well. I live in a little valley in CA which is one of the very few places out here that has significant Fall color--not to rival New Engl, but exquisite nonetheless.
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Roxylee said 732 days ago (November 25th, 2007)
Hi, David
I apprteciate your stopping by to listen to this. Thank you for taking the time. Your compositions are inspiring. :-)
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dajama said 707 days ago (December 20th, 2007)
Could have sworn
I'd already commented on this. I guess I stopped by, listened and then dreamed I'd made a comment. Not a good sign! Anyway, this is very nice. You evoke the season very well, and I was surprised to realize you'd done everything in loops. Very cool piece. Nice, contented sound, and then the wonderful change of mood. Very nice work. Peace.
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Roxylee said 691 days ago (January 5th, 2008)
Glad I'm not the only one
who is sure they've left a comment, but it's just not there. Makes me feel better. <G> Thank you very much, David. I'm glad you enjoyed this.
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Three Cat Clem said 693 days ago (January 3rd, 2008)
Beautiful Composition
I play loud guitar. This stopped me cold. Very nice composition and performance.
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Roxylee said 691 days ago (January 5th, 2008)
Hey, TCC
I just went to your page-Wow, I wish I could play guitar like you. Thank you for stopping by to listen to my note by note GB comp. :-)
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sschedra said 678 days ago (January 18th, 2008)
Very Good
I saw your Bio and I have to say that you undersell yourself. I have played with loops and getting themes like this are not easy. I am just glad that this forum and software like GarageBand have allowed musicians like us to blossom. Good choice of instruments. The woodwind loops are really clean. They can't be from the standard ones in GB can they? Do you use an orchestral loop pack.? Very peaceful and visual. Thanks for sharing
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Roxylee said 677 days ago (January 19th, 2008)
Loops
I probably used loops from Apple's Jampacks 5, a symphony orchestra collection. Thank you so much for your comments.:-)
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Heightened said 675 days ago (January 22nd, 2008)
Very nice!
This was so easy listening. Really a great composition.
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Roxylee said 674 days ago (January 22nd, 2008)
Thanks, Joe
You're Joe, right? :-) I appreciate your listening to my music. Your compositions are fantastic!
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Enrique Gil said 666 days ago (January 30th, 2008)
Hi Roxy
the melancholic solos in the middle of your piece, becoming duets and quartets as the melody develops is quite mesmerizing and enjoyable.
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Roxylee said 665 days ago (January 31st, 2008)
Hi, EG!
Very nice of you to stop by, and thank you for commenting. I am happy that you enjoyed Autumn. :-)
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dirigent said 647 days ago (February 18th, 2008)
Soft and Tender
A wonderful sensitive composition, a colorful and light play with sounds. Beautiful.
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Roxylee said 647 days ago (February 18th, 2008)
Ohhh. thank you
This really made me smile, and so did your fine new posting. Amazing singing!
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Barretok said 645 days ago (February 20th, 2008)
Peaceful...
Very nice and well composed. Great atmosphere. Really, really nice.
B
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said 507 days ago (July 7th, 2008)
Autumn
Yes Roxylee
I coud just imagine it all. I love Autumn
This sounds really beautiful it really does. Well done
You Rock :) Thanks for the download.

Peace Dee x
Roxylee said 506 days ago (July 8th, 2008)
Thank YOU, Dee! :-)
Just to think you downloaded something I composed is amazing... thinking that a song of mine is being played across the pond. Thank you for taking the time to come by and for leaving such sweet comments.:-)
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