Originally Posted By: bluage
'Noel96'...

Your song, The Day You Stepped Into My Life, is as 'elegant and calm' as those lyrics declare. It's truly heart-felt, intimate, and would provoke a smile, a blush, or a sigh of blissful pleasure, even, from anyone who, upon hearing it, would imagine that they could be the subject of the song.

There is something about 'waltz time' that makes me feel instantly happy when I hear a song composed in that meter. I don't really understand why I feel that way about it -- I just do smile.

It was interesting to read how you modified the bass line through manipulating the MIDI notes. That's what I call pure devotion to the goal of getting what you hear in your head (and heart!) out of your speakers. It suggests that you treat your songs with the same depth of attention that you would lavish upon the persons who inspire you to compose them smile.

Lovely as a sunset, this is, and just as glowing smile.

LOREN (a.k.a. 'bluage')

Dear Loren,

I sitting here reading your wonderful writing and thinking to myself, "If only I had the half of flair for language that Bluage has, I'd be a very happy man." The way that you craft your words always gives me pause to reflect and to marvel. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my song and thank you, too, for providing me with such a terrific reading treat.

I agree with you about waltz time. There's something about it that grabs my soul and makes me feel like dancing. I suspect that that's why the waltzes of Johann Strauss II have managed to stand the test of time.

In case you're interested, here is my favourite Strauss waltz.

When I was 7 or 8 years old, I came across the "Emperor Waltz" and, until that point in time, I had never heard a full orchestra before. Listening to this as a young child was like magic to me. I never knew such wonderful sounds existed.



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As I listened to the "Emperor Waltz" again this morning, it brought back such terrific memories. I love the way that Strauss uses 4/4 to lead into the waltz at around 2:30.

I also realised for the first time that some of the orchestration Rodgers and Hammerstein used in "The Sound of Music" was borrowed from Strauss. At around 1:15'ish, I had this image in my mind of Julie Andrews running across that mountain meadow singing "The hills are alive, with the sound of music..."!

Once again, thank you so much for the visit.

May good things come your way,
Noel

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