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I was thinking, with regard to the type of performance, that if you listen to Bruno Walter's performance of a Beethoven sympnoy, it will be very different from, say Bernstein or Fuertwaengler or vo...
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J R Oppenheimer is not a relative. The surname simply designates anyone who was from the area around the German city of Oppenheim. At some point in the past, people were required to adopt family na...
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I think if you listen to my midi and your version, it will be much more apparent as to the slip of the ritard one measure too soon, and the slide of the lower part of the right hand. I think there ...
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The piano sound is a bit deeper and a bit more sonorous than the sound available from Finale. Even though Finale talks as though their sounds walk on water, it's hardly surprising. Unfortunately, ...
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I was thinking, with regard to the type of performance, that if you listen to Bruno Walter's performance of a Beethoven sympnoy, it will be very different from, say Bernstein or Fuertwaengler or von Karajan. And while someone might like one more t...
Regarding you last name, sorry I thought it was a very unusual name. Like Rosqvist ;)
Yep, the marketing of those plug-ins is often exaggerated (using examples on their pages that need a thorough treatment and mastering to sound that way.) They a...
J R Oppenheimer is not a relative. The surname simply designates anyone who was from the area around the German city of Oppenheim. At some point in the past, people were required to adopt family names. Some folks adopted their profession (Shumache...
I think if you listen to my midi and your version, it will be much more apparent as to the slip of the ritard one measure too soon, and the slide of the lower part of the right hand. I think there may be similar problems with the left hand, but I ...
I didn't know that they are making more.
ARe you a relative to the Robert Oppenheimer?
The swedish inventor Nobel thought wars would never happen again, because with dynamite (his invention) the armies could just blow up the other army.
In the 1...
I did a few other things except changing piano. I saw you (or someone) had velocityadjusted it manually (?) Looks fine if it was a calculation ;), but it sounds more realistic (I did not change it now ) if you have "jumps" in velocity over time (m...
The piano sound is a bit deeper and a bit more sonorous than the sound available from Finale. Even though Finale talks as though their sounds walk on water, it's hardly surprising.
Unfortunately, the reproduction you made has some major problems ...
I wish they'd just stop making the darn things, but nobody listens to me. I even wrote the President just before we invaded Iraq and said it would be a major mistake, with roadside bombs blowing our troops up even as we "won" the war, but did they...
Btw, how is it going with the hydrogen bomb? :)
Hi James
Here it is:
http://www.dragoncolour.com/melodywithvariations-P-Eproduction..mp3
Tell me what you think :)
Hello.
I am not home right now, but will make an mp3 when I am home again (on monday).
I will send you a private message on monday!
All the best
Per
Thank you very much for your kind words, and your very kind offer.
I can't remember offhand if the piece is my variations on a theme or fantasy on Jingle Bells, so...
Here are the fantasy on Jingle Bells and the variations on a theme both.
Hi James.
Listening to the pieces you uploaded in your Requiem (first in the list), and will go through the others. Find it extremely beautiful. Sounds like a piece that could have been written for any well-known oratorio in history, except it so...
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Choir, Small Ensemble
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Early music
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- Hyde Park, New York
- About Me:
- I'm a Rehabilitation Counselor, retired after 35 years. I've composed for many years, but have only recently become more serious, taking composition lessons.
I have sung in choirs for a long time, and have played early music instruments for a long time. I compose mostly for choir and recorder ensembles.
I currently sing in Kairos, a small chamber choir
http://www.kairosconsort.org/
We are the artists-in-residence at Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY.
We do a Bach cantata about every month, and have just released our first CD which you can read about on our web site (see above)
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- At 10:35pm on October 11, 2009,
Chris Dargay said… - And yet I find another amazingly talented individual. Requiem + Adagio are stellar. Thank you!
- At 10:35am on October 8, 2009,
Kristofer Emerig said… - Brilliant music here James. I look forward to returning tonight when I have more time to listen in a deserved manner.
- At 4:30pm on October 7, 2009,
Martha Maria / MarMelodian said…
- Hi James, thanks for your note. I agree with you completely about varying up things a little bit, in general, especially with instrumental music. That doesn't hold however, in songwriting, especially the Nashville school of songwriting which I follow a lot...you kind of have to keep it simple and repetitive for the average audience....in fact, there are very specific Nashville rules ( all made to be broken, once mastered)
about the 'hook' and the number of repetitions needed to make it 'catchy' to the average, unschooled listening public. With my songs, I'm generally going for that. I've written a few 'art' songs and certainly, they are different. I do know what you mean about being too close to your own work to be objective. This site is very helpful with that. I also have a co-writer in Nashville that I value as an obejective ear for some of my solo work. He was my co-writer for "Roll On Titan Thunder" (you know, Titan football in Nashville.) Dan is a master of the songwriting format, has over a hundred cuts with Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, too many to name. It's all about the intended audience. Be well. I think you have a LOT of talent. When did you start playing? Did you play by ear when you were a child? You seem to have natural musical instincits. Martha
- At 7:00am on October 6, 2009,
- Hi James, I'm listening to your Easter Hymn variations right now. I reached your page by way of Shad's. Reading your discussion, I see you also have been influenced by early music. I used to play in a little early music band, but have gone digital. I like this minor variation very much. Now, I've moved on to another which is also beautiful. This is VERY good work. This slow one is terrific....has a tragic, solemn sense.....adds a very nice contrast. Speaking of contrast, mixing up the register the melody is played in as well as dynamics might add more interest for the ear. I know these are played on FINALE and I don't know how that works, I don't have any computer equipment, though I keep thinking I will learn. So maybe dynamics are hard to mange with FINALE? This final variation has a very brass sounding motif. I wonder if about a trumpet sound on your organ to carry the final melody? Your first variation sounds a little rushed to me, by the way. Let me conclude by saying you should take all of my comments with a grain of salt....I'm an amateur myself and have an unsophisticated ear. But I think this is a beautiful piece of work. I would like to hear it in a church setting with a real organ. I believe with the grandeur of the organ, it could sound quite magnificent.
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