2021 - Take It By Force!!!

Original composition... Alejandro Gonzalez M.

Firmamentum Mysterium

Lyrics:

I saw my reflection through the window
And said "Damn," I'm getting old
I've got a long ways to go
But it don't comfort me no more
Cause ticking hands don't slow
And time moves faster than it did before

Slow down, I missed the signal
Gunshot startled, my legs were crippled
I've no direction, go where the wind blows
Hope it takes me home

Looking through my phone again
Found some old pictures
This one's my dog it makes me scared,
He will be gone in a couple of years

Slow down, I missed the signal
Gunshot startled, my legs were crippled
I've no direction, go where the wind blows
Hope it takes me home

Slow Down

Brand new

Featuring>
Default Sensor - Lead Vocals, lyrics
The Bawl Slant- Guitars, Bass, Vocals
Adro the toxic waste- Lead guitar

Punky Brewsters sister

CAPTCHA for Baritone and Piano
Duration: 16'
Text by CAPTCHA
Performers: American Modern Ensemble, Jesse Blumberg, baritone; Blair McMillen, piano
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1473
Online Perusal Score: https://issuu.com/robertpaterson/docs/paterson_captcha_perusal
For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/captcha-baritone-version

PROGRAM NOTES
CAPTCHA originated with an assignment I was given as a participant in the American Opera Projects (AOP) Composers & The Voice program. Throughout the year, we wrote a variety of arias and songs and were given various "challenges." Some of the challenges included using no more than four lines of text, using found text, using prose, and also trying to avoid the passagio (a term used in classical singing to describe where different voice ranges cross over, for example, where the chest voice and head voice cross). I neglected to incorporate any of the challenges into previous pieces, and I only had one song or aria left, so I had to incorporate all of the remaining challenges into a single piece.

For found text, I decided to use CAPTCHA texts. The term CAPTCHA (for Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart) was coined in 2000 by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University. A CAPTCHA is a program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that only humans can pass. For example, humans can read distorted text presented as a graphic, but current computer programs cannot. To find interesting words and phrases, I spent many tedious hours in front of my computer loading CAPTCHA texts. Actually, what I ended using are reCAPTCHA texts, which are derived from a free version of CAPTCHA that uses combinations of real words from scanned books that need human confirmation and gibberish text.

I initially wrote one song entitled CAPTCHA, but later decided to compose an entire song cycle that incorporates the original song. Each songs uses a few key words (the few that are actually real words and phrases) as a springboard. I attempt to phonetically interpret the other words and phrases that don’t make sense, infusing emotion where none exists. Ultimately, my goal is to create an emotionally moving experience, despite the nonsensical nature of the words.

Winter Songs

CAPTCHA - V. secretary Metadon

01 - Blaquestalyon - Do Tha DubFunk (Unison Beat Battle #32)

After West and South, We are moving to Far East. "East" is a New Song, New Side of The World and New Sound. Enjoy.

East

03 - Nenad Ljubicic - Nashwille - East

Soulmate

What capacity do you have in your life? Your relationships? Your curiosity? Capacity is something to keep in check and have.

Made in a 2020 visit to the hospital due to issues related to a calf injury gone wrong.

Photo by Artem Saranin from Pexels

Capacity

Multi-genre one man project from Siberia. Free download.

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