"The four Temperaments" are a way of classifying personality types.
The four types ( which go back to the Ancient Greeks) are 
(1)The Choleric (Active extroverted go-getter 'type  1a')
(2) Melancholic ( introverted sad pessimistic deep thinking)
(3) Phlegmatic (neither introverted nor extroverted but placid unruffled by life's ups and downs but capable of deep insights)
(4) Sanguine (Extroverted cheerful optimistic active)

The Four Temperaments

Synaesthesia. This refers to music that excites the Imaginination visually or in other sensory modes 
Whilst in music the primary response to the sound is aural, non-auditory sensations can occur owing to a sort of metaphorical excitement of sensations other than the purely aural, for example visual qualities or qualities associiated more with the sensation of touch (e.g soft, velvety, vibrant, harsh 'blending' of sound) so combining to give complex multi sensations ranging across all the senses. The music in this playlist excites such responses in the composers experience and so he hopes and believes it will do so in others'

Synaesthesia Suite for Virtual Orchestra

Orchestral Compositions from 2020- 2023

Orchestral Compositions from 2022 and 2023

THE WRETCHED FALL OF FLIGHT 173

Trial

A gentle lullaby with the rythm of a small boat rocking to and fro in the ocean swell. (Originally uploaded 2 years ago under the title '20 Jamuary 2020 Toccata REMIX II')

Boat Song 2 April 2022 Remix III (Mastered)

This is a remix of my piece 'Minor Ninths a Study for Orchestra' this time using a sample library from East West (EWQLSO Gold) instead of the Noteperformer program used in the original. i have also used the automatic mastering facility on sale at www.emaster.com to achieve a better overall audio mix 
Land production.
I should add that Minor Ninths draws on the composers Bruckner Haydn and Sibelius though in some cases the affinity might not be evident.

Minor Nintha Study in Motivic Design for Orchestra EWQLSO Remix(Emastered) June 2022

This piece moves through its various phases at a slow and deliberate pace overcoming difficulties encountered along the way and moving on to a relaxed ending. This remix contains edited segments improving the voice leading which in some places is unusual to say the least. The track has also been updated using the Soundcloud automatic mastering service.

Solemn Aria 19 April 2020 Remixed 4 July 2022 (Mastered)

Four preludes ranging over the instruments of a Large Concert Orchestra,
1 C major for two pianos
2 in D major for large wind ensemble
3 in A minor: a canon for Horn and Flute 
4 in C major/minorfor full band of orchestra

These are essentially improvisations for sampled instruments carried out in a music notation program.
This track has been mastered by emastered online mastering service.

4 Preludes for expanded Chamber Orchestra (Revised 12 June 2023)

A short bright and dynamic piece for Chamber Orchestra composed in 

june 2021 and revised in June 2023.

Symphonic Invention

Symphonic Invention Revised 1 June 2023

A new remix of my track using a fresh set of sampled orchestral sounds and subjected to further editing of the score.
With many thanks to John Cafarella who has done the mastering for this track.

Andante-Allegro

At a gentle Walking Pace with Gathering Momentum Remix July 29

I was preparing the solo horn instrument in EW-Hollywood Brass Orchestral library for use in the Dorico notation program  when this tune started to coalesce around various great sounding horn samples and this Solo came into being almost accidentally.

For Solo Horn

Solo in a contemporary style for Trombone encompassing a riddle.
(N.B.My attention has been drawn to the fact that this piece may not be playable at this tempo by a real trombonist in which case I would advise a slower tempo e.g. 105-110bpm insteadof 120bpm)

The Pilgrims Walrus for Solo Trombone: A Nominal Riddle (Revised 4 December 2023 Tempo110bpm)

This is a fairly complete revision of the original upload of August 2022. It is a jubilant piece that needs to be taken in its own terms. The musical vocabulary in this piece is very conservative and it obeys conventional structural norms. This version was mixed down using Noteperformer Sample library interacting with Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition and is being subjected to ongoing revision.
This track is mastered by John Cafarella.

Night of Golden Stars NotePerformer version (2 October 2023)

■概要(Overview)
あっ！魔女がほうきの上に乗ってバランスを取りながら飛んでいる！
・・そう、今日は100年に一度の魔女のお祭りで、世界中の魔女が飛び回ります。
魔女が夜空のトライアングルを鳴らすと、星がキラキラとさらに綺麗に輝きます。
・・・そんな感じの曲です。
2023年最後の曲です。今年も皆様、ありがとうございました！
これに懲りず(笑)、どうぞ来年もよろしくお願いいたします！

🧙🎄🧙🎄🧙🎄🧙🎄🧙🎄

■Overview
Ah! A witch is flying while balancing on a broom!
...That's right, today is the witch festival that happens once every 100 years, and witches from all over the world are flying around.
When the witch rings the triangle in the night sky, the stars sparkle and shine even more beautifully.
...That's the kind of song it is.
This is the last song of 2023. Thank you everyone again this year!
Don't get discouraged by this (lol), we hope to see you again next year!

■歌詞
今夜はお祭り　金星を祝う
誰もが見上げ　驚いている

夜空のトライアングル　鳴らして飛ぶ
誰の上にも　星たちが降るの
穂先がリズムをとりだしたら
お祭りは最高潮に盛り上がるのよ

夜の間中　街を照らす
動物たちも楽しそうに見ているわ

伝えたいことが　ある人の
想いが　伝わる夜

■Lyrics
Tonight is a festival celebrating Venus
Everyone looks up and is surprised

Fly while making the triangle sound in the night sky
Stars will fall on everyone
When the broom tip picks up a rhythm
The festival is at its peak

illuminate the city throughout the night
The animals also seem to enjoy it.
A night where the feelings of those who have something to convey are conveyed.

yu-ran-hikou(sightseeing flight)

A suite of four movements for Small Orchestra and Percussion compiled from revisions of earlier uploads: 1: Ostinato (March 2020)
                                               2: Adagio   (April 2022)
                                               3: Allegro   (May 2022)
                                               4: Epilogue (October 2023)
Suite for Small Orchestra and Percusson was mastered by John Cafarella

Suite For Small Orchestra And Percussion (Remix 12 November 2023)

Adagio responding to international events suggests to me the question; 'Is catharsis a valid aim in music today'
This piece was mastered by John Cafarella

Adagio for Our Times (Remix VIII 3 December 2023)

This is a variation of a sort on a musical fragment which appears in the theme music for the TV series 'All Creatures great and Small' and also in the first movement of my Tripartite Fantasy and is constructed as a free flowing set of improvisations on a simple basic idea This simple idea is treated in a linear polyphonic way resulting in a texture which moves between consonant and dissonant harmony ending on a C major chord.
This is an updated revision of the original track using different samples.
This version was mastered by John Cafarella

Dr M Sort Of A TV Theme (Revised 5 December 2023)

Modelled on a movement of the Danish composer Carl Neilsen's  4th Symphony this short piece unfolds in a series of terse dramatic interludes.
My heartfelt thanks go out to John Cafarella for his sensitive mastering of this piece
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Allegro Moderato (After Carl Nielsen) Remixed 15  December 2023

An extended and modified version of 'Allegro Presto Assai' now For Brass Choir and Orchestra originally uploaded to Soundcloud on December 6 2023 as a for Orchestra alone piece. 
Parts of this piece have been rewritten and I provide a new ending.
This upload has been mastered by John Cafarella.

Allgro Presto Assai

Allegro Presto Assai (Extended Version) 11 January 2024

A guitar and voice demo of a song that I hope to record soon. The song is about a long-distance love.

Written by Stefano Manotti


LYRICS

I have never touched you

But you're still here

Our lives are stuck 

Words disappear



I have never kissed you 

I never will

I see your picture 

I Fall asleep



But you still guide me

Between the bars

You say “you are stronger 

Than you think you are”

 

Your words are far away

We fly and fall like rain

My lover, I feel no pain

My lover, I see your name



And I’m so scared 

To hear your voice 

But I’m prepared 

To leave this void 



You understand 

You see beyond 

Why did it take you so long





But you still guide me

Between the bars

You say “you are stronger 

Than you think you are”





Your words are far away

We fly and fall like rain

My lover, I feel no pain

My lover, I see your name

Fly and Fall (Demo)

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

Sometimes you go to a dark place.

WRETCHED BEGGAR

Ooooo….
Ooooo….

I don’t want you
I don’t need you
Why don’t you 
Why won’t you
Why can’t you
Get out of my way 
It’s my way

All you do
When I’m in your arms
All you do 
To twist and turn me
All you do
To look the other way
Alll you do
To ignore me

I should leave you
I can’t bear you
Why don’t I
Why won’t I
Why can’t I
Get out of my way 
Gotta be one day

A little devil in my mind
Poking me with his red hot trident
White smile on his face
I feed him 
I feed him
That fat little bastard
I’m gonna get the wretched beggar

All I do
To forget myself
All I do
To erase myself
Never do
Anything I used to
Never do
Anything I want to

Better for you
Better for me
I think we
I believe we
I hope we
Get out of my way 
Never better than today

Wretched Beggar

Chapter 173 of 266
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I use a complete hybrid of organic & electronic sounds within the scope of the Taffeta project. Nothing is out of the question and no limits are set on how things may evolve one way or another.

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Call Me Up

Evocative song to listen to without hurry... most serious job I've done lately, say no more.

Letra / Translated lyrics:

SI TÚ ME FALTARAS  /  IF I MISSED YOU

Abre tu risa mis ojos,  /  Your laugh opens my eyes,
olor a café por la mañana…  /  smell of coffee in the morning…
Para murmurarte un beso  /  So as to whisper you a kiss
me levanto de la cama.  /  I get up from the bed.

Aaaay! Si tú me faltaras  /  Aaaay! If I missed you
aaaay! de tedio moriría.  /  aaaay! I’d die of weariness.

Me despierta muy temprano  /  Wakes me up very early
el olor de tu cuerpo a mi lado.  /  the smell of your body beside me.
Para que se haga de noche pronto  /  So that it gets dark soon
rápidamente me he levantado.  /  I have got up fast.

Siento que mi vida se desliza por el sabor tan suave de tu cuello y de tus besos.  /
I feel my life slips along such a soft flavor of your neck and your kisses.

Puedo ser ligero como el aire y filtrarme con mi fuego en tus sueños y en tus deseos.  /
I can be as light as air and percolate with my fire into your dreams and your desires.

Busco el momento cada día de volver para gozarte, para olerte, para amarte…  /
I look for the moment every day to come back so as to enjoy you, to smell you, to love you … 

para amarte, sí, aaaay! para amarte.  /  to love you, yes, aaaay! to love you.

Juega tu lengua en mi cerebro,  /  Your tonge plays in my brain,
recorren mi espalda tus caricias.  /  your caresses cross my back.
Miro el reloj y suspiro,  /  I look at the clock and sigh,
deseando que acabe el día.  /  wishing the day to finish. 

Aaaay! Si tú me faltaras  /  Aaaay! If I missed you
aaaay! de tedio moriría.  /  aaaay! I’d die of weariness.

ER40FI07

Si tú me faltaras (de tedio moriría)

A short prelude for small orchestra modeled on the sound of a pealing bell

The Phlegmatic: (A Pealing Bell)

Edge Ostinato is a short but intense piece for strings at a moderate to fast tempo

Edge Ostinato Remix XXII

Andante Tremolando et Cantabile is a song like prelude featuring tremolo effects in the string section.
This piece uses the Native Instruments sampler Kontact with the notation softare Sibelius.
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Andante Cantabile et Tremolando_VI

The first in a quartet of pieces reflecting the four temperaments. 'Carillion for the Optimist'. A brief and intense incantation to and celebration of  the humanl 
spirit.

The Sanguine: (The Optimist, a Carillon)

Melancholic of temperament he is endowed with light.

The Melancholic Remix IV

The Four Tempaeraments: Choleric

The third in a projected set of four pieces for virtual orchestra reflecting on the emotional makeup of human being as found in the classification of the four temperaments which originated in the ancient world.

The Choleric REMIX

This piece was conceived while listening to a broadcast of contemporary classical music. It evolves from some simple material by developing themes and motifs (with repetition)and moves from a sombre opening through various darker and lighter moods towards an ending which indulges in a light banter between the orchesrtra and the listener.

The Moon at Noon. (Edited)

'Bittersweet' is so called because it explores traditional harmonic structures together with more piquant harmonies combining the former with the latter to form a complex but incisive framework for the essential 'bitter-sweetness' of  and ambiguity of human existence as many experience it living in modern times.

Adagio for Our Times (Remix VIII 3 December 2023)

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