Part of the "WordBlitz Project" initiated by my friend Andrea during the pandemic. Andrea's partner gave her a word  each day which she wrote to freely for 10-15 mins unedited. 
I have taken the roman alphabet and lined it up with the musical alphabet so each letter of any word matches a musical note. Hence each word in my music versions fpor these words each has it's own designated theme. I aimed for pieces between 1-2 mins duration.

Laugh - Ing

"Stillness"(4:41 mins) for piano, lap-harp and lace spindles, is my sound-painting in response to Bronle Crosby's "Still Waters". It is part of my project "52 Sound-Paintings", a celebration of art and music and the spaces between artforms. 
More info here: http://helendavey.com/blog/week-7-bronle-crosbys-still-waters

"Stillness"

(for hand wound music box, piano, two glockenspiels and metallophone). This is my musical response to a painting,  "Samuel" by Felice Panagrosso. It reflect's on Panagrosso's comment that he was struck by the fleeting nature of light, and of childhood, (while watching his son at play). This is week 8 of my Project 52 Sound-Paintings.    More info here:  http://helendavey.com/blog/week-8-felice-panagrossos-samuel-on-the-stairs. 



Time Passes

"Being Carried" (6:37 mins) for solo piano, is music in response to an oil painting by Mark Payne called "Drifting". This forms week 17 of the project "52 Sound-Paintings". More info here: helendavey.com/blog/week-17-mark-paynes-drifting/

Being Carried

"Sense of Place" (for congas, six voices, crystal chimes and scallop shells) is music in direct response to an artwork by Holly Wilson as part of the project "52 Sound-Paintings". More info here: helendavey.com/blog/week-28-holly-wilson/ ‎

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"Sence Of Place" my ode to a geode

"Toe the Line" (for 3 voices, two prepared pianos with effects), is a sound-painting in direct response to the cover art, from Polish artist, Dariusz Klimczak. This music is part of project "52 Sound-Paintings" - you can read more about it here: helendavey.com/blog/week-29-dariusz-klimczak/

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Toe The Line

The PJ Parade (for for Pianet, Water bells, Liquid piano, acoustic guitar harmonics and bluegrass banjo – via midi keyboard) is in direct response to the artwork of Brenda York. It os part of the project "52 Sound-Paintings" and you can find out more here: helendavey.com/blog/week-27-brenda-york/

The PJ Parade

"Petit fugue" (prepared piano with lace spindles & violin bow for 8 hands) is a sound-painting in direct response to an artwork by Lisa Call. It is part of the project "52 Sound-Paintings"; more info here: helendavey.com/blog/week-26-lisa-call

Petite Fugue

"Wings and Things (for 4 voices, 12 string guitar, lap harp), has been created in direct response to Chris Maynard's artwork, "Choices F" (pictured) and is part of the project "52 Sound-Paintings". More info here: helendavey.com/blog/week-31-chris-maynard/

Wings And Things

Botanizettes (for 7 voices, accordion, glockenspiel and piano) responds to the "seven sisters, seven daughters" exhibition by India Flint (pictured), silk dresses hand dyed with eucalyptus, grevillia and casuarina. More info: 
helendavey.com/blog/week-30-india-flint/

Seven Botanizettes

Advent Calendar 2023

RainyRush

Free for Advent 2023

1. RainyRush

Advent Calendar 2 - Peace Angels (for two guitars and glochenspiel): so many doves huddling on a snowy morning in Zuerich. Here's to peace, love, dove, and good stuff to all for the Silly Season. Feel freeeeee to pass my freebie 30 second tracks on. Each track quotes a (Public Domain) Christmas carol.

PeaceAngels

responding to the briskness in the forest air after first frosts

WhatYeWill

Australian song-writer & improviser based in Switzerland who creates "sound-paintings" in response to other art forms . 

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