October 2011 Blog Posts (11)

These are church bells I manipulated using WinPOD, a Granular Synthesis software. 

Church Bells 

No God

My Orchestration of maid with the flaxen hair

The Maid with the Flaxen Hair

The Score…

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Ultimamente estou em plena composição composicional. Um concertino para viola e orquestra quase no fim. Uma obra para barítono também.   Mais um poema sinfônico para orquestra dando início. Finalizei mais um concertino para trompete e orquestra de cordas.Comecei a alguns dias um oratório para coro juvenil. Espero que esteja pronto até domingo.

Since I am religious some what, I feel as though things are meant to be.  Since I am not returning to Stephen F. Austin State University this coming spring, I am going to apply to Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX.  There are a number of reasons I chose this university.  For one, the composition professor is highly skilled with so much experience.  I would really benefit from a program that is smaller too.  The composition lessons do not begin the first semester, but at least they do…

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So for today I will just share with everyone this guy 

http://www.youtube.com/user/Mr4ilios

I came to learn his name by a song talking about police violence in Greece, but then I found out this little gem 

 

 

Have a listen, I think it's worth it.

 

As to my thoughs?…

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Oh well looks like i need to have a look at new guitar VSTI's again..

 

 

 

Today at a thrift store I found a JBL subwoofer. As soon as I got it home I hooked it up to my system and tried patches with a lot of low-frequency energy. What can I say? Bring on the Gran Casa. Now I know why I never used the bass drum effectively; I couldn't hear it. Lows in double bass are incredible, timpani hits and rolls are gut-shaking. Listening to mixes of mine, I realized there were holes where bass wasn't handled consistently through a piece because I had no way of hearing the…

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I just completed a 3rd version of the Road Trip mix. I created it because I wanted the vocals to be louder and the bass guitar to be a little quieter. I also added a little compression to the lead guitar tracks. All it needs now is pro mastering...

BTW, soon I'll remove the earlier mix versions, and get back to work on a Bossa-inspired composition. 

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Man Shostakovich is awesome!  Now I am into the Piano Concerto...inspired!

 

I am also getting into the Pines of Rome again.  I am not sure, but it might have something to do with the fact that my 5 year old son is fascinated with Fantasia 2000.  So, all I get in the car is Respighi, Gershwin, Shostakovich, Stravinski, et. al.

 

So, here it is:

Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 1

Ottorino Respighi, Pines of Rome

 

 

My names Steven Tari. I have no school type education in music. But what little I do know I try to put song's together. I put some of my songs on a homemade CD that I put out. Everyone was to busy to help. So I'm about to put out my second CD and would like some different opinion to help something new that I wouldn't have thought of. With the help of my keyboards, Celtic drum, and tamborines I'm hopeing to take my songs a little further then last time. I have placed my first CD on here so you… Continue