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Martha Maria / Dogwood Daughter commented on Daniel Hamidi's group Piano Music Composers"a link to a little classical suite I've written for children, based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen. http://www.lilycatmusicforkids.com/
If this link takes you to the home page, just click on 'Listen' and you will find…"
Mikolaj Holowko left a comment for Martha Maria / Dogwood Daughter"Cool :) Certainly there is an celtic blood in your vains ;) My uncle is a lover and a composer himself of scottish and celtic music, and has got many friends that dig it too :)"
Mikolaj Holowko left a comment for Martha Maria / Dogwood Daughter"Cool :) Certainly there is an celtic blood in your vains ;) My uncle is a lover but a composer himself of scotish and celtic music, and has got many friends that dig it too :)"
Profile Information
- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Web, Songs, Other, web
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- I like it all!
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.
- About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
- Hello to All,
I'm Martha Maria, singer/songwriter, musician/composer and multi-instrumentalist. I write in many genres....pop, country, classical, New Age, folk/Americana, Christian, and musicals. I record secular music as MarMelodian and Christian/spiritual music as Dogwood Daughter. I also am a video producer. Please look for the MarMelodian channel on YouTube.
NOTE: I welcome inquiries from other artists, agencies, etc. about recording my songs or using my work.
I live in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. in a little white house in the woods. That's where I write and record most of my music. I'm wife to Bob, mother to Joe and Walker, and sister to Anita.
I've posted a variety of music here---all female vocals are mine and nearly all instrumentals are also me. Sailing and Life is Like A Rodeo are sung by Gary Carter, Nashville, Tn. Also, I am singing Free Tibet, but I had some terrific studio musicians playing with me in Nashville.
Oh, and Roll on Titan Thunder was written with Dan Gold in Nashville and recorded by Ronnie Godfrey (Marshall Tucker Band) and the Roll on Titan Thunder band (Yea, Tennessee Titan football and that would be I playing keys on the record!)
Thanks to all who have joined this site. I'm delighted to have found it and have already met some VERY TALENTED AND INTERESTING composers I would never have known otherwise. I really look forward to meeting many of you!! Thanks. Martha Maria
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Comment Wall (48 comments)
- At 10:58pm on December 15, 2011, Mikolaj Holowko said…
Cool :) Certainly there is an celtic blood in your vains ;)
My uncle is a lover and a composer himself of scottish and celtic music, and has got many friends that dig it too :)
- At 7:15pm on December 15, 2011, Mikolaj Holowko said…
Fantastic stuff! :) Will forward to my uncle as he loves celtic music :)
- At 9:14pm on September 1, 2011,
Fernando Vazquez said… Thanks Martha...and you're right as far today's terms are concerned, ballads are usually referred to as slow musical pieces with defined lyrical qualities...however, it was not always that way...the early and late romantics developed this style as a one-movement musical piece also with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities, however, they were highly recognized as well for their emphasis in musical freedom and virtuosity....The term "ballade" was associated with French poetry until the mid-19th century, when Chopin was among the first to pioneer the ballade as a musical form...I know you would find some particular appreciation for them....I recommend the Chopin Gminor Ballade or the Eb major....they are absolutely outstanding compositions...an example below...I would recommend hearing it in its entirety to capture all its poetry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7eUSFsn28
Anyhow, I want to thank you as always for your insightful appreciation of my music...
- At 8:45am on June 18, 2011,
William Staab said… Hi Martha,
Thanks for the contact here!
Bill
- At 11:59am on May 15, 2011,
Timothy Lee Miller said… Hi Martha,
My sister's name is Kym Afong. She teaches in one of the elementary schools there, and her husband, Scott works at ORNL. We grew up in East Knoxville, but each of us has lived literally all over this country.
Thanks for checking out my website. I appreciate the comments as well.
Best,
Tim
- At 8:36pm on May 12, 2011, Timothy Lee Miller said…
Martha,
A pleasure to meet you. My sister lives in Oak Ridge. I, of course, grew up in Knoxville. I enjoyed listening to your music . . . very enchanting!
Tim
- At 2:19pm on April 29, 2011,
Chris Alpiar said… - Had a few spare moments Martha, and listening to your tracks was quite enjoyable. I always enjoy your works, keep up the great work! :-)
- At 2:33am on March 2, 2011,
Christopher John Ulrich Burke said… - Dear Martha.
Put that up as a surprise for you, glad you found it! Hadn't written much solo piano music before, so it was a challenge for me to see if I could do it or not. I'll try another one now you've liked that one.
When I was young, I used to buy records for their B-sides. I had a whole collection of records, some hits, many not, but I didn't buy them for the A-sides, I bought them because I played the B-sides on jukeboxes in cafes and found them so much more interesting. And I used to love the great old orchestras like James Last, Mantovani, Ron Goodwin, Frank Chacksfield.... That's not showing my age, I was about 8 when I first heard them on a BBC Radio station, Radio 2, and I was addicted to them after that - all the other kids were buying rock'n'roll, I was buying orchestras from charitiy shops!
As far as Scarlatti goes - there's no intentional similarity but I'm glad it reminded you of something listenable. If it had made you think of 'Faerie's Air and Death Waltz', for example, I'd've had to do a serious rethink (would you believe that that John Stump piece has actually been played and there's a video of it on YouTube!)
Thanks for liking it, once again. I'll try a couple more for you.
Yours respectfully
Chris.
- At 10:12pm on February 28, 2011, Christopher John Ulrich Burke said…
Dear Martha.
Having you listen to it is reason enough for writing it.
It's my lovely Mini Erhu VST. And the banjo-y thing lateron is a DSK Dobro.(DSK World Strings). It's the first thing I've ever managed to mix properly, because of technical things I didn't understand with my software (I'm not THAT geeky on music software! Any other kind - for sure.) Now, I can use up to 8 sounds at once and mix them - to a point, am having proper lessons soon.
Thanks for liking the tune - I'm SO touched that you've listened to it. It's the only one I've put up because it's the only one I've thought worthy of putting up - am writing more to put up right now!
Thanks for liking it - I'm really happy you do.
Yours respectfully
Chris.
- At 5:11pm on February 26, 2011,
Justin Crosby said… No worries. And yes, the marketing side of things id the hardest and least pleasant part for me as well. Hopefully at some point in the near future you (as well as myself) find an agent that helps handle that side.
Cheers~
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