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My new direction in to world music

I have been rather quiet lately on this forum as I have been exploring the genre of world music which I am a big fan of. I have now posted my first offering in this genre and so I hope you like it. It is called The Relaxing Sitar and I think it does what it says on the tin.

Posted on August 7, 2009 at 11:16am — 1 Comment

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What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?

multimedia, Small Ensemble, Contemporary Ensembles, Other

What is your favorite genre or style of music?

Most genres have something of interest to offer!

Is music your main income source?

No - Not Yet

Where do you live?

London

About Me:

Harpsichordal aka Nigel2712. I am an amateur composer. My influences are baroque and some modern minimalist or new age. I enjoy a wide range of music from baroque to rock! I also enjoy world/ethnic music which is a genre I am exploring.

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At 11:47pm on July 12, 2009, Derianto Kusuma said…: Thanks Harpsichordal for listening to my pieces! Nice to meet you. Your pieces sound interesting.. is your main instrument piano?

At 7:32pm on July 6, 2009, ROSS said…: cheers nigel! from us your email if you want a few free tracks,

thanks, ross

At 10:39am on June 24, 2009, Anne Goodwin said…: I tried the link and it doesn't work in my area. Thanks though!

At 5:32am on March 31, 2009, Des said…: Exactly "chill & enjoy" ... some happy spirit you've got my friend - Nice.

A plesure to meet you.

At 8:35am on February 28, 2009, David Dean Freeman said…: Hello Harpsichordal. thanks for the support , i(m sorry i didnt getback to you sooner, i've been working on a project. i appreciate the ideas about using a world music palette, i actually hadnt thought about , but i'll certainly think about it now. i'll listen to your stuff asap.
thanks again ...
D DF...

At 11:39am on February 15, 2009, Kristofer Emerig said…: I understand, and I didn't mean to criticize its duration, I simply meant it sounded so sweet, I didn't want it to end. Many short songs I've loved left me with that longing. As far as my being accomplished, and I'm not affecting humility or being coy here, I'm not. Any apparent accomplishment is more stubborness than innate talent. I'm just trying to express myself like you and everyone else here. It's easier to be impressed with another's work, because you are further removed from it. Things like Afternoon Tea that I like and attract my attention are usually things that, to my ear, seem beyond my scope or ability to write. By the time I'm finished writing my own, I'm usually so emotionally exhausted with it that's it's all I can do to gather the motivation to actually produce (record) it. It's hard to really "hear" a piece to which you're that close. I guess that's one of the purposes of a medium like this forum; fresh ears.

At 12:59am on February 15, 2009, Kristofer Emerig said…: Afternoon Tea - I like it harmonically and rythmicly. It's one of those things you hear, and you're sorry when it's over. Any chance of elaborating on that piece? It has much potential for more material developement, and I think it'd be well worth the effort.

At 9:14pm on February 13, 2009, Scotty Max said…: Gday mate,
cheers for your comment!

At 7:13pm on January 29, 2009, Jason Ward said…: The next piece I am working on is weighted more heavily towards new age and less to Celtic, but it will still have strong and recognizable Celtic tones and feeling to it. Thanks for stopping to listen and comment. I hope that I will uphold your expectations with my next work.

At 11:27am on January 22, 2009, Kristofer Emerig said…: Nigel;
My email is EMI1969@live.com. I tried my Prelude & Fant with a robust pipe organ patch. It didn't work that well. The note values of some of the dissonant suspensions were overwhelming in parts, those parts would require some surgery- but not much. You can get away with that on harpsichord though.
I might take another look at a piece I wrote a couple of years ago and consider uploading it. I call it "Yodeling in the Hispanic Manner". I wrote it more for fun than as serious art. My sister was supposed to create a Nordic-yodeling style rap to go over it, but she's yet to come forth with it. She did an impromptu rap over it at our Christmas party, and we had alot of fun with that. It's comprised of a horn section reminiscent of Schwarzwald sounding folk music in 4 time, laced with a rythm track and accordian section in three time, which lends a bizarre(sp?) latin ambience. The hilarious part though is the continual references to the "yodel-eh-ee-hoo" theme. It's pretty hard to get a decent recording of this thing out of MIDI though, without losing parts in the background. Keep an eye out for it though, and please don't hold it against me.

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