Improvisation with me on Kalimba and Andrey on Clarinet

Luminous Object with Clarinet

Swedish folk tune Narra Rada as taught by Arey F.

Narra Rada (andante)

From the William Blake poem Little Girl Lost I have excerpted a version (presented below) and set it to music; presented here. 

Yes! As A matter of fact II do seek a female voice to sing the part played by the "oboe" (and which begins around the 20 second mark). If you are interested in singing this for me please contact me for words and notated music! 

Please excuse my barely acceptable orchestra sounds!

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LITTLE GIRL LOST (excerpted)
In the southern clime,
Where the summer’s prime     
Never fades away,
Lovely Lyca lay.

Seven summers old
Lovely Lyca told;
She had wander’d long
Hearing wild birds’ song.

‘Sweet sleep, come to me
Underneath this tree.
Let thy moon arise
While I close my eyes.’
 
Sleeping Lyca lay
While the beasts of prey,
Come from caverns deep,
View’d the maid asleep.
								        
Leopards, tigers, play
Round her as she lay,
While the lion old
Bow’d his mane of gold
 
And her bosom lick, 
And upon her neck
From his eyes of flame
Ruby tears there came;

While the lioness
Loos’d her slender dress,
And naked they convey’d
To caves the sleeping maid.

The Little Girl Lost Overture

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Alara sang a song (no click track, to pitch reference!) and sent it to me.  ("Sometimes, the fastest way to get there is to go slow...") 

I cut up her audio and added midi instruments...

She sang the song for me twice. Interestingly, the first time it was basically in B, the 2nd time she slips down more solidly into C. I follow this in the music.

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Vocals:(and words) by Briony Greenville
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