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I WonderI wonder what would happen if a guitarist was offered to write for an orchestra? Well now I do. I am way out of my comfort zone and in brand new territory for me. BiaB style - Emerald - Slow, Peaceful, 3/4 Orc Tempo 45 BPM Bass - Swam - Bass section Piano - Kontakt - Amadeus - violins Guitar - Kontakt - Amadeus - violas Strings - Kontakt - Solid State Orchestra Via my breath and keyboard controllers I am playing the following Swam instruments: 1- the French horns 1 & 2 2- the trumpet 3- the alto trombone 4- the violin 5- the viola 6- the bassoon 7- the oboe Via my keyboard controller I am playing the following: 1- Timpani 2- cymbals 3- gongs As always all comments are welcomed.
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Well what I wonder is how you maintain such an inexhaustible depth of wonder-full imagination and creativity!
I was totally immersed in your beautiful piece. The New York Philharmonic should be beating a path to your door as we speak.
My ears applaud as you take a bow.
Izzy.
PS I have heard you sing a number of times now and you have quite a rich, resonate voice _ More please.
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Mario,
An amazing piece of music...
I can't imagine anything musical that you cannot accomplish. This is truly a stunning production.
Loved it!
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What an outstanding composition, Mario. There is so much and so many good Mario moments in there. You really outdid yourselves on this one. Love how you worked the timpani and gong --very effective. Wow, some incredible uses of bassoon and oboe and trumpet and French horn. Heck, this whole piece is stupendously brilliant. Man, you can bring out mood and mood-changes. This is a great soundtrack to whatever one can imagine.
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Amazingly creative piece, Mario! You did brilliantly with the Swam instrumentation and I particularly love the bassoon & oboes. I want both in BiaB!
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Really beautiful sounding song with a great arrangement.
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Maestro Mario
Well what I wonder is how you maintain such an inexhaustible depth of wonder-full imagination and creativity!
I was totally immersed in your beautiful piece. The New York Philharmonic should be beating a path to your door as we speak.
My ears applaud as you take a bow.
Izzy.
PS I have heard you sing a number of times now and you have quite a rich, resonate voice _ More please. Thanx so much Izzy for this fantastic review. I doubt very much that any philharmonic orchestra will knock on my door ever but I appreciate the comment. Sing again------well maybe!
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Mario,
An amazing piece of music...
I can't imagine anything musical that you cannot accomplish. This is truly a stunning production.
Loved it!
Bob Thanx Bob I appreciate you taking the time to listen and commenting on my little ditty. I'm glad you liked it. PS - it seams that lately I'm out of my comfort zone more than I am in it!
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What an outstanding composition, Mario. There is so much and so many good Mario moments in there. You really outdid yourselves on this one. Love how you worked the timpani and gong --very effective. Wow, some incredible uses of bassoon and oboe and trumpet and French horn. Heck, this whole piece is stupendously brilliant. Man, you can bring out mood and mood-changes. This is a great soundtrack to whatever one can imagine. Thanx so much Marty. It took me quite a lot of time to get the timpani, cymbals, and gongs not only in the right places but also mixing them into the song. I really like those Swam instruments. I'm glad you liked it.
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Amazingly creative piece, Mario! You did brilliantly with the Swam instrumentation and I particularly love the bassoon & oboes. I want both in BiaB! Thanx Chay for this very kind review. IMHO those Swam instruments sound so real it is scary, you might want to consider getting them. Really beautiful sounding song with a great arrangement. Thanx Joe, I'm glad you liked it.
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Mario, I'm seeing this as the backing track of a video showing time lapse of various flower seeds pushing up through the soil, unfurling in the sun and blooming. A rainstorm comes, but Spring continues to advance unhindered...
Beautiful and evocative. Bravo!
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Stunning!
Is this a personal best for you re the number of Mario tracks? Wow.
We love DC Ron's comments.
We watch so many nature shows backed with music and this would fit any of them.
Gentle streams, clouds, butterflies, wildflowers waving, birds in flight and more and more.
Superb!
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I agree with Ron's comment, perfect score for a time-lapse video.
Spring is just around the corner, webcams are cheap, 1 photo per minute in daylight.
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Mario,
Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor...
Astounding.
Impressive.
And a delightful listen.
Real Intelligence making real music.
Keep it up.
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Mario, I'm seeing this as the backing track of a video showing time lapse of various flower seeds pushing up through the soil, unfurling in the sun and blooming. A rainstorm comes, but Spring continues to advance unhindered...
Beautiful and evocative. Bravo! Thanx Ron. Your vision fits my music perfectly.
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Stunning!
Is this a personal best for you re the number of Mario tracks? Wow.
We love DC Ron's comments.
We watch so many nature shows backed with music and this would fit any of them.
Gentle streams, clouds, butterflies, wildflowers waving, birds in flight and more and more.
Superb!
J&B Thanx Janice and Bud. I'm glad you liked it.
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I agree with Ron's comment, perfect score for a time-lapse video.
Spring is just around the corner, webcams are cheap, 1 photo per minute in daylight. Thanx so much. I appreciate your comments.
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Mario,
Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the floor...
Astounding.
Impressive.
And a delightful listen.
Real Intelligence making real music.
Keep it up.
wow
fj Thanx so much for this wonderful review. I'm glad that you liked it. I do plan to keep learning this new age/ classical genre and recording more like this one.
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Hi Mario! There’s ’s a lot to like about this piece … - The ‘shimmering’ feel of the strings - for a similar evocative effect, listen to ‘Daphnis and Chloe suite no. 2:Daybreak’ by Maurice Ravel
- The interplay of the brass and reeded instruments
- The punctuation of the timpani
- The glorious gong and cymbals at the end
A great piece which triggers imagery in one’s mind! Andrew
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Mario this is absolutely fabulous! The whole flow of the piece is, imo, masterful, beautiful and very moving. I'm blown away and only wish I had a modicum of your musical talents. So glad I listened to this, thank you.
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