Allison's Infinite Round - B Mixolydian

"Morse the Raven Calls" is my 3rd exploration using Morse Code as a musical element - primarily rhythm. I wanted to paint a sonic picture of a raven's arrival – its flight, a dynamic dance of ups, downs, and curves as it maneuvers through a windstorm, with its piercing warning calls before disappearing into the distance.

I made the song using the unique Arabian Flute by Erik the Flutemaker. Crafted entirely from bamboo, its warm, resonant tones and two-octave range make it incredibly expressive. Tuned to itself rather than standard A440 - with a minor melodic scale, it's perfect for creating the kind of improvisational soundscapes in this song. This song was woven together from three tracks of the wood flute, brought to life with the help of Logic Pro and Valhalla DSP effects plugins.

I'm  interested in how this music resonates with you. What was your experience with "Morse the Raven Calls"? Please share your thoughts in the comments!

Morse the Raven Calls

A short adventure on the chords from my tune "Prayer For Safe Passage" --- this from July of 2015, but there is quite a bit of evolution going on with this form. Probably revolution is a better word!!

Safe Passage Jam-A-Round (short version)

This is a very slow and moody take on the Drunken Sailor form. There are basically two electric dulcimer parts, sometimes in dialog with each other, and there is a very quiet two-handed tapping track in the background - also on electric dulcimer. I have a slightly more elegant contraption now to hold my humbucking pickup, with no rubber band--- I use four little wood screws to hold the pickup to the blocks (if I ever go into production with these things, I will go to machine screws.

Way Hey and Up She Rises

Mi Chile Lindo

Gracias a la Vida

This one originally came out on Nine Meditations for Dulcimer, but I had it in B minor there. Still, the tuning is the familiar DAD

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Heart Blossom Sanctuary: learning/experimenting making electronic music using LogicPro, flutes/whistles, an electric dulcimer, MIDI keyboard controller...

Morse the Raven Calls

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