Name: Secular Sexuality - #067 - Sexual Biology-Dr. Veronica Dranz by Darrel Ray
Duration: 1 h 2 min 22 s
Description: Just like all bodies are unique, so are all brains. Dr. Veronica Dranz explains why there is so much variety in human sexuality and why our brains simply don't fit into the gender binary.

Full orchestral score can be followed at:
http://youtu.be/jjP0_cP8TA8

Listeners' comments:
"...the [opening] orchestral theme [0:38] sounds absolutely epic. I think this almost reaches the level of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concert No. 2 "
"...this equals if not beats Saint-Saens' G minor Piano Concerto."
"...probably one of the best "romantic" piano concertos of the XXIst century..."
" I was blown away by your piano concerto. The composition is brilliant! "
" Fantastic ending! "
" This ending hits my chills...I cannot really link this to anyone else's style."
" I love the orchestration and the virtuosic piano passages. +4 "
" Beautiful harmonies...The overall energy of the [last] movement is fantastic!"
" I was so enthralled by the opening movement that I just listened to the whole piece at once."
" A masterpiece - Rachmaninoff himself couldn't have done it better. "
" OMG!!! did you compose this??! It completely amazed me from the first seconds. It's like a Rachmaninoff concerto, but it's still your style, your creation. I loved it. Thank you"
" I could listen to it 100 times." 
"...this sounds simply brilliant. "
"...20 seconds in and [I'm] just amazed! Beautiful sir! well done!"
"...let me thank you for this piece "
" I have to say I love your piano concerto!"
" A masterpiece! - beautiful work!"
" It's a great concerto. BRAVOOOOOOOOOOO!!! "
" Beautiful!! Bravissimo!! " 
" Your concerto is awesome!! "
" This is really awesome! "
" Wow!! Just Wow!! Two thumbs up!! "
"...let me thank you for this piece. "
" Beautiful day to you all my friends! With the cold comes and settles we will be able to listen to music longer. I share with you today a beautiful piano concerto, a contemporary musician, J Joe Townley. Good listening to this magnificent work so! "

1st Movement (quasi una Fantasia) Intro: 0:09 - Main Theme 0:39
2nd Movement (Scherzo) 8:02
3rd Movement (Finale) 

2-piano/4-hand score of 1st Movement at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/200537397/P...

3rd movement "Valse Triste" piano solo under its alternate title, "Ghostly Waltz" at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/104558384/G...

2-piano/4-hand score of 4th Movement at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/235124372/J...

I wrote two piano concertos in 2011 and 2013 to fulfill a promise I made to myself as a young piano student that I would write a piano concerto and then premiere it much in the same way Rachmaninoff did with his 2nd, my intention being to launch a career as a composer, pianist, & conductor. Well, fate had other plans---a severe finger injury grounded me as a pianist at 19 and I never wrote that concerto. Instead, I entered the business world for number of years. The dream eventually faded, though it apparently had been lying dormant somewhere underneath my psyche in the intervening decades. In the meantime, to keep my music skills alive and because I enjoyed it immensely I read orchestral scores as leisure reading--analyzing how great composers achieved the sounds they were after; the different combinations of instruments they used. Then one day a few years ago an innocuous tune just popped into my mind. The old dream bubbling beneath the surface of my consciousness suddenly surfaced and I finally committed myself to writing that piano concerto, which became the No.1 in F# Minor Opus 1, not having any formal training in orchestration except what I had gleaned from reading orchestral scores in the intervening years. Later, on reflection, I came to realize that the Concerto No.1 wasn't the concerto I had always dreamed of writing. A second one followed in 2013, the one you are listening to, which is that concerto.

Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor Opus 2-downloadable

With everyone coming out of their "closets" lately, I figured I'd write a song for closet atheists or anyone who's on the fence. You're not alone, and will be embraced by so many like you. Give this cool song a listen! Also, feel free to send me any comments or messages, even if you hate it, but please enjoy!  :) PS ...   If you're a sexy rock band with a monster following, who happens to agree, please feel free to contact me if you're interested in discussing anything. Again, MANY thanks for all your shares and support!  Available to download from all your favorite online stores. Cheers! - Peter

It's About Time - P. D'Angelo © 2015. All Rights Reserved

INTRO
 (Yeh Yeh Yeh,  Whoa Whoa Whoa)

VERSE 1

Hey friend, imagine for a second
There’s no soul, no hell, or heaven.
This is it, here and now, and the news is great
but only if you allow.

It’s a good thing you live your life like me,
you stop when lights are red, even if we disagree.
It’s OK, not to know, 
it’s not to give credit to a friend that’s faux.

They call me damaged, broken, and wrong, 
how can I be good?
One big difference is if I could save this planet, I would. 
You question my moral code,
but to carry that burden of proof is quite a load.
Be careful with those tales, legends, and lore,
They’re just made up by men who couldn't think of anything more.

CHORUS
It’s about time you used your mind,
To think for yourself, it’s not a crime.
Imagine what the world would be like if you did?

VERSE 2
Thinking for yourself will cause an outbreak of independence.
Even wonder why, thou shall not rape, isn’t the 4th commandment?
Two by two, door to door, using guilt as a lure,
Sin is just an imaginary disease
to sell you an imaginary cure.

CHORUS
It’s about time you used your mind,
To think for yourself, it’s not a crime.
Imagine what the world would be like if you did?
In science I trust, it’s a must, 
there’s no miracle, we come from Stardust.
Live this one and only life like there’s no other one. 

BRIDGE
Their definition of free will, is anything but free  … 
It’s like signing a contract with a gun to your head, except the chamber is empty. 

BREAK 
There’s no need to pray, the clouds are no longer grey ...
All I have to say is,
Thank Zeus, I was made this way!

CHORUS
It’s about time you used your mind,
To think for yourself, it’s not a crime.
Imagine what the world would be like when you do?
In science I trust, cuz it’s a must, 
there’s no miracle, we come from Stardust.
Live this one and only life like there’s no other one. 

OUTRO
You’ve got common sense, so use it. 
This path is way more legit. 
Believe in yourself, You can do it,
Now let go and be free.


Just like all bodies are unique, so are all brains. Dr. Veronica Dranz explains why there is so much variety in human sexuality and why our brains simply don't fit into the gender binary.

Secular Sexuality - #067 - Sexual Biology-Dr. Veronica Dranz

Darrel Ray

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