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You should title this "The night I left a gallon of grappa with the orchestra"...wild sonal ride that was exhilirating! Love the inventiveness! Great submission! Thanx so much. I'm glad that you like my trips to outside my comfort zone.
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Very creative indeed!
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Way back in 1970 - I was 19 - I was with a UK and a Spanish friend and they were reading some poetry I'd then written. When I asked them what they thought about it, the Spanish friend adopted a very intellectual look and said, "It's very, very syncretic." We laughed as we thought he'd made up the word - it was years before we discovered it was an actual English word - and he also thought he'd made it up. After that we always used the term to mean something we didn't really have any words to describe. So thus:
Mario, your new instrumental "12 Strings and Friends" is extremely artful and syncretic, plus the opening with the bassoon - cunningly crafted fro the oboe - wonderfully accentuates the metaphor of the whole. Good show!
PS: I love oboes and bassoons! Why are there none in BiaB? And by crikey, where are the balalaikas I ordered?! How can I make syncretic soup without balalaikas?!
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Not much to add to all the foregoing Mario except to say that apparently you are fearless. May you never stop pushing.
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Very creative indeed!
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Mike B. Thanx so much Mike. Not much to add to all the foregoing Mario except to say that apparently you are fearless. May you never stop pushing.
Mick Thanx Mike. I wouldn't say fearless, more like not afraid to try something new even if I fail.
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Way back in 1970 - I was 19 - I was with a UK and a Spanish friend and they were reading some poetry I'd then written. When I asked them what they thought about it, the Spanish friend adopted a very intellectual look and said, "It's very, very syncretic." We laughed as we thought he'd made up the word - it was years before we discovered it was an actual English word - and he also thought he'd made it up. After that we always used the term to mean something we didn't really have any words to describe. So thus:
Mario, your new instrumental "12 Strings and Friends" is extremely artful and syncretic, plus the opening with the bassoon - cunningly crafted fro the oboe - wonderfully accentuates the metaphor of the whole. Good show!
PS: I love oboes and bassoons! Why are there none in BiaB? And by crikey, where are the balalaikas I ordered?! How can I make syncretic soup without balalaikas?! Thanx Chay. I guess I did attempt a syncretic song as I tried to blend a couple of different genres in this one. A little research showed that your balalaikas has just left Russia and should arrive at you place in a year or two!
I arrived early to a restaurant.
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I said no.
"Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3"
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Just writing a 3 chord 12 bar blues puts me outa my comfort zone. I can't imagine the skill necessary to produce something like this. You must put together a storyboard to plan it all out. DC said, "Reminds me of 'Bolero' on an acid trip, not that I'm an expert on either "Bolero" or acid trips" Nailed!  The instrumental smorgasbord, the textures, layers and nuances are overwhelming ... in a good way. Wow, J&B
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Just writing a 3 chord 12 bar blues puts me outa my comfort zone. I can't imagine the skill necessary to produce something like this. You must put together a storyboard to plan it all out. DC said, "Reminds me of 'Bolero' on an acid trip, not that I'm an expert on either "Bolero" or acid trips" Nailed! The instrumental smorgasbord, the textures, layers and nuances are overwhelming ... in a good way. Wow, J&B Thanx so much Janice and Bud for this wonderful review. "Just writing a 3 chord 12 bar blues puts me outa my comfort zone", I don't believe that at all!
I arrived early to a restaurant.
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I said no.
"Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3"
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Very good Mario!
You had me at 12 string!
So yeah I really love the 12 string part and then how everything else starts to build on top of it.
To me this is just an excellent composition, the kind of thing you might hear from someone like John McLaughlin and one of his ensembles.
Just really nice extremely well orchestrated music. Really enjoyed it a lot.
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I always enjoy hearing you interact with BIAB...the personality you add always makes it a good listen.
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Very good Mario!
You had me at 12 string!
So yeah I really love the 12 string part and then how everything else starts to build on top of it.
To me this is just an excellent composition, the kind of thing you might hear from someone like John McLaughlin and one of his ensembles.
Just really nice extremely well orchestrated music. Really enjoyed it a lot. David, thanx so much for this wonderful review. I appreciate these kind words and I'm glad you liked it.
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I always enjoy hearing you interact with BIAB...the personality you add always makes it a good listen. Thanx Ray for listening and commenting on this song. I appreciate your kind words.
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I said no.
"Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3"
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Hi Mario.
It's a very interesting arrangement. Kept my interest, anyway.
I agree partly with the drum comments but you obviously have a plan in mind.
Carry on experimenting, I say.
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Hi Mario.
It's a very interesting arrangement. Kept my interest, anyway.
I agree partly with the drum comments but you obviously have a plan in mind.
Carry on experimenting, I say.
Vic Thanx Vic for commenting. I appreciate it.
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Your many skills continue to impress. The piece sounds complex. I like the traditional instruments. I don't think I've heard anything like here on the forum. I want to hear more like this.
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Nice and complex composition. Liked it!!.
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Your many skills continue to impress. The piece sounds complex. I like the traditional instruments. I don't think I've heard anything like here on the forum. I want to hear more like this. Thanx so much. I'm not sure about that many skills comment but I do like to experiment with BiaB. I would like to more orchestration and this was the first baby step.
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Nice and complex composition. Liked it!!.
Mike B.. Thanx Mike
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Ah, I coached baseball for 17 years, and I would write you in the lineup card playing left and hitting cleanup every time, Mario. You sound comfortable in spite of your game face. I'd say your comfort zone encompasses the whole field of music. This one is in the pocket of your glove. It's amazing what you can do with your keyboard.
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Ah, I coached baseball for 17 years, and I would write you in the lineup card playing left and hitting cleanup every time, Mario. You sound comfortable in spite of your game face. I'd say your comfort zone encompasses the whole field of music. This one is in the pocket of your glove. It's amazing what you can do with your keyboard. Thanx so much Marty. I wouldn't say that I was comfortable with this one. This one took a lot of work.
I arrived early to a restaurant.
The manager asks, "do you mind waiting a bit?"
I said no.
"Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3"
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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