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Shakespeare's famous "Sonnet 18", set to music by yours truly, with BIAB's invaluable help. See what you think? Thanks for all listens and comments  Sonnet 18 SHAKESPEARE'S LYRICS:Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. THE BAND:Soloist: ASTERIAN (from Synth V Studio Pro) ****** Song Summary ************* Title: Sonnet 18 - 29 December 2024 File:Sonnet 18 - 29 December 2024.SGU Key=G , Tempo 60, Length (m:s)=2:56 No intro. 40 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 40. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _MOMENT.STY (Moment Vintage Pop) RealTracks in style: 4791:Bass, Electric, VintagePopSlowSwingBasic Sw 060 RealTracks in style: ~675:Organ, B3, Background Blues Monday Sw 065 RealTracks in style: 3778:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm VintagePopArpSlow128 Sw 060 RealTracks in style: 4542:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm VintageCountrySwingTremolo Sw 085 RealDrums in style:CountryShuffle128^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Mixed and mastered in Mixcraft Pro Studio 10
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James,
Such a beautiful piece... Masterful work with your Synth V presentation. The mix is also excellent.
I really enjoyed this.
Bob
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I really liked this, and so creative an idea to marry olde english with that vintage slow guitar setting. Perfect marriage. Well done!!
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This was right up my alley, I'm a huge Shakespeare fan. The melody was wonderful, and I love what you did to the rhymed couplet at the end. Great job, James!
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Ah, so well done, my friend. I KNEW TuneMonger would be here. He knows enough about the Bard to write a book. Encourage him. Man, this is so good, James. The Delsono-type changes, and what a great idea for a song of yours. I also got notice this morning of a YT vid for this, so I'll head there soon. {I once wrote a sonnet sequence of 155. Since he wrote 154, my last one was 4 beats instead of pentameter. "Shakespeare wrote 154, so I shall write another more..." Yeah, then it went on to say my love was stronger than any mans. Ha, what did I know? I was in high school.} Have a productive and enjoyable 2025, James, and keep 'em coming.
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Bob: thank you SO much, so kind! Glad you liked it, Happy New Year!
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Tano Music: thank you so much! The voice was in 4/4, the accompaniment in 12/8, and it seems to have worked 😀 So glad you liked it! Happy New Year, welcome back 😀
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Hello James
Very creative song idea
You have implemented it very well
Sounds really very nice
Great production
Wish you and your loved ones a great and healthy 2025
Andi ;-)
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Nicely done, James.
Good voice choice.
Good mix.
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James, this is fantastic.
Love your instrumentation and arrangement
Great synth vocal
Outstanding mix
Doc-take it easy John this is just a sharp scalpel. It will not cut deep so don't worry.
Me-I'm not John
Doc-I know, I am!
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TuneMonger: thank you. So glad you liked it!
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Haha, Marty. We all are invincible, when in high school, aren't we? Thank you so much for your kind words, and for your wonderful wishes for the New Year! I can't wait to hear what you write and sing next. Happy New Year!
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Thanks, floyd. Always a pleasure to hear from you, and so glad you liked the song.
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Thanks, Mario. So kind. Happy New Year
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That is lovely music for the sonnet.
Although you didn’t mention it we liked the solo.
The arpeggio guitar is very nice and the synth vocal delivers lyric well.
Very creative and well done.
Happy New Year!
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Thank you, Janice, thank you, Bud! Yes, I forgot to mention the flute solo, lol ... oops! Glad you liked the song, though - I was happy with the job that the synth vocal did on it, too Happy New Year!
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Hi James,
I've just discovered that although I left a message on Soundcloud, I forgot to add one here.
This is such a delightful listen.
As you would know, it's one of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets.
I love what you've done.
The 12/8 feel is a wonderful fit.
And I love what you've done with Synth V and Asterian.
--Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2025
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Hark, gentle readers, and lend thine ears! For I have just returned from an auditory journey, a pilgrimage through the soundscape where a new ballad doth reside; a composition most curious, entitled Sonnet 18
Bills lyrics, though steeped in the vernacular of the age, possess a certain poetic quality that even I, a humble scribbler of sonnets, can appreciate. I give it a solid four out of five overflowing tankards of ale.
Well done James.
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Noel: always a joy to hear from you. Thank you so much for listening and for such kind comments! I love this Sonnet (one of my favourites, along with 55 and others), so it was a little daunting, for me, to approach it musically. I'm so glad you feel it works
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