Name: Soprano Waltz (It's Never Too Late) - Simply Piano by Chris Cummins Music
Duration: 2 min 48 s
Description: The Soprano Waltz It’s Never Too Late" is a simple song; its working title was The Soprano Waltz the melody was accidentally produced whilst experimenting with a VST soprano voice in my recording software and the Waltz of course from its 3/4 time signature.

Thank you very much I enjoy your music too

One need not play like Liszt.  This simple waltz comes across just fine.  It is accessible at once.  I am glad i cane across it while wandering in SC just now. 

@user-138663860 You're very kind, thanks for listening

The Cascade - a Trip through Time 

From first cry, to last breath,
our thoughts and feelings form 
the cascade we call life.

Day after day, hour after hour,
some grow stronger, whilst others fade,
an endless wave to journeys end
and in the end ...

are we but just a memory ?

Mr Bouzouki Dec 2021

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Background

This track appeared as a result of some words created in December 2021, that followed on from similar set of words in the Metaphysical series.  As before, the words acted as a catalyst for a the orchestral piece. This track is now track three  of the ongoing 'Metaphysical' series.

This track has taken quite a while to arrive but I've finally got an ending I'm relatively happy with. Talking of the ending. it does feature a 'book-end' moment right at at the end that might be distressing to some. You have been warned. 

I must admit I quite like the idea of life being a collection of flowing and interlocking feelings and memories. I also felt I had to have the cry of a baby and a last breath to book-end this track. 

Metaphysical Playlist

soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/metaphysical
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Instrumentation
Ensemble Strings Flautando - Chris Hein Strings
Ensemble Strings Full Mid (Pizz Tight) - Chris Hein Strings
Solo Viola  - Chris Hein Strings
Romantic Cello - Chris Hein Strings
Solo Bass - Chris Hein Strings
Alto Flute - Chris Hein Winds
Barock Bassoon - Chris Hein Winds 
English Horn - Chris Hein Winds
Bb Clarinet - Chris Hein Winds
Trumpet Ensemble - Chris Hein Brass 
French Horn Ensemble - Chris Hein Brass
Trombone Ensemble - Chris Hein Brass
Tuba - Chris Hein Brass
Snare  - VSL - Big Band Orchestra
Piatti  - VSL - Big Band Orchestra
Cymbal Rolls - VSL - Big Band Orchestra
Timpani Rolls and Strikes - VSL - Big Band Orchestra
Noire Piano - Native Instruments 
Concert Harp and Harp Harmonics - GPO5 (Garritan)
St Peter's Choir - Halion 6
YMIR Choir - VSL - Big Band Orchestra

The sound of a crying baby that is used in this piece was sourced from www.freesound.org and is classed as Public Domain.

 creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

The Cascade - A Trip Through Time

OPUS 033.WAV

Nothing But Cold

Relaxing lounge track with R&B influences.

Thanks to Murda Beatz for allowing me to use some of their royalty-free samples from my Fruityloops Cloud account to create this track.

Slow Love Volume 1

Just a relaxing soundtrack, sit back and relax

Feel A Life

Piccoli quadri sonori esposti con intensità varie, sempre con interesse melodico.

A waltz for you

Beyond obstacles

January time

2024 Remix and Remaster version to bring it up to the standard of the later album tracks for full album release in 2024.
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"A furore Normannorum libera nos, Domine - From the fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord"

This track is now part of "The Pilgrims Way Project" exploring the history and natural world of Lindisfarne

Project Playlist

soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-pilgrims-way-project

Project Website

www.pilgrims-way.co.uk

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Instrumentation
The Vikings! instrumental features rolled timpani, strings, electric guitar and a choir ending. Various sound FX from that are classed as Public Domain are used to add colour to the track from www.freesound.org

creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

"Flock of Seagulls" by juskiddink (5th June 2010) licensed under creative commons attribution licence via www.freesound.org

creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Background
Simeon of Durham recorded the grim events of the Viking attack on Lindisfarne in 793 AD

"And they came to the church of Lindisfarne, laid everything waste with grievous plundering, trampled the holy places with polluted feet, dug up the altars and seized all the treasures of the holy church. They killed some of the brothers; some they took away with them in fetters; many they drove out, naked and loaded with insults; and some they drowned in the sea" .
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'The Vikings' was in direct contrast to the dreamy first piece of the album. I came across a Latin Phrase spoken by priests as a prayer of protection from the scourge of Viking raids. It helped me get into the mindset required for this piece. I chanced upon some 'Foley' material of some actual Viking re-enactors from freesound and used this to create a very short, brooding piece that explodes into an electric guitar solo before just being suddenly left with a voiceover of me chanting the Latin phrase against the backdrop of the sound of the sea.

Often Viking raids were short and bloody and I wanted to try and capture how an attack like this could change everything for the vulnerable monks. Faith was their shield but could it really protect them from these savages from the sea ?

The Vikings - 2024 Remix and Remaster

The Soprano Waltz It’s Never Too Late" is a simple song; its working title was The Soprano Waltz the melody was accidentally produced whilst experimenting with a VST soprano voice in my recording software and the Waltz of course from its 3/4 time signature.

Soprano Waltz (It's Never Too Late) - Simply Piano

In my early years I took piano lessons, regretfully I stopped them in my teens. I've always had a piano in the house and over the years have composed a number of songs (without words). What’s important to me is the melodic nature of the pieces and I wanted to share them with others. The origins of the music are probably influenced by my early classical lessons, Chopin and Schubert to name a couple. I love Liszt’s Hungarian and Rachmaninoff’s Russian styles but sadly my technical ability hampers the inclusion of their techniques.
Today’s home recording software allows many opportunities to develop compositions using other instruments to compliment the piano however, using the software has been a challenge, trying to get the “right” sound for the piano has been the most difficult part of the process. I’m slowly learning and will probably remix some of my current tracks as my experience grows.
Once I have recorded my heritage pieces, I plan to write a new selection of music predominantly piano but also experimenting with more or different instruments, watch this space!
Thank you for listening and commenting on my compositions and for the reposts, please don’t hesitate to offer constructive criticism, it could speed up the learning process.
Best Wishes,
Chris Cummins

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