Hmm :-)

It's still early days, but the idea is to write about an old priest who is remembering his younger days, particularly a meeting with a woman that he had prior to becoming a priest (and which was, in fact, the catalyst for him becoming said priest).

I wrote a piano version of this track, but much simpler and different, to depict their actual meeting, back in the day; this track is him reminiscing (in his old age) and looking back on said meeting - with the benefit of acquired wisdom and hindsight, etc. .

The beginning few bars is him settling down to pray to the Female Archetype (Mother Mary, etc.) found in most religions (he doesn't have to be a Christian priest per se, but that's a whole other matter, haha ...) - and the E-flat-starting melody in the clarinet which comes later is quoted from the earlier piano version mentioned above, and is meant to depict his thoughts drifting - mid-prayer - from the prayer to the days he spent with said woman - returning to the B flat prayer melody of the beginning at the end.

The way I'd do the musical is as follows: one man on stage (depicting the priest), in his room (or perhaps the sacristy). A painting of the Virgin Mary on the wall, perhaps a white rose in a vase, a book, a desk, pen and pencil, a chair, etc. . No words spoken or sung by him, just acting out the story through gesture, movement and perhaps even mime as the songs play on the theatre loud system, with a projector projecting images on stage (onto the wall of his room or perhaps sacristy) to depict his memories. So: the songs may include lyrics - some of them at least - but the actor on stage would neither speak nor sing, instead letting the story tell itself. The woman would therefore, of course, also never appear on stage - being, as she is by the time he's old, but a memory - at least not whilst he's depicted as an old man, of course.

Sorry - you asked for context, haha ... here's some :-) Does it help? :-)

P.S. for even more context, if you've got nothing better to do with your time than listen to my stuff, lol ... here's the piano version I mentioned above. It's not done with BIAB, that's why I didn't post it here ... but, for context:

https://soundcloud.com/jamesdelsono/pas-de-dieux/s-Ky84mj0TmJq

(the word "Dieux" instead of "Deux" is deliberate here, although I may change it back, we shall see!)

Thanks! :-)

Last edited by musician17; 07/17/20 08:33 AM.
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