Ride the Blackest Horse

“Second Passacaglia for String Orchestra” was completed in July, 2022 in Fairview, TX. 

From the composer's publisher Creative Spirit OnLine: "Brooks’s Second Passacaglia unfolds broodingly over a 17-bar, slowly moving bass line in cellos and basses, while the variations above increase in movement and intensity until finally arriving at a subdued and haunting final cadence."

The work is in one movement. Performance time is about 10 minutes. 
Printed and electronic scores and parts are available from www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com
A virtual recording of this work is posted on www.soundcloud.com/robert-john-brooks.

Performance notes:
•	Tempo, expression, and dynamic markings should be strictly observed.
•	There is no key signature. Accidentals apply to the end of the measure or to the note or notes tied over the measure, and only to notes of the same pitch class, in the same octave.
•	Hairpin pairs (e.g.: mp <>, mf ><) indicate a temporary volume change of one dynamic level.
•	Passages marked  fff  or ppp  indicate playing as loudly and as quietly as possible, respectively.
•	Double-bass “C-extension” is required.

Contact information: 
Email: robtjbrooks@yahoo.com 
Web: www.soundcloud.com/robert-john-brooks
Web: www.CreativeSpiritOnline.com

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Second Passacaglia for String Orchestra

Endoftime - Catch a body (feat Y.B.J

Valley at dusk

Sea of Love

You've been harbored here so long
safe from water's deep, unknown

You're an ocean to explore
find your courage to leave the shore

Oh my child, you are enough
come back to the sea of love

Oh my child, you'll rise above
come back to the sea of love

Cutting thru the brine and tow
to find the treasure that lies below

When the north wind starts to blow
the darkest skies will lead you home

Oh my child, you are enough
come back to the sea of love

Oh my child, you'll rise above
come back to the sea of love

Keri Johnson's Album

Sea of Love

Tim and I continue our musical conversations and the kind of tonal quantum entanglement we delight in. Just letting the changes come in the flow of the music. Listening deeply and letting whatever will emerge, to do so harmonically and gracefully.  Kinda like conscious living itself. 😉

As usual, I'm on the Upright Grand Piano and Tim's manning his Telecaster.

We trust you'll enJOY this second Improvisation from our early August 'Mystic Heart' Session.

© Gary Courtland-Miles & Tim Elliot 2022
℗ Gary Courtland-Miles 2022 Gary Courtland-Miles  & Tim Elliot 2022

Mixed and Arranged by Anomon
Photo of Tim in his Teaching and Recording Studio circa 2010.

Let The Changes Come * feat. Tim Elliot

"Before I Fall" is a soft love ballad about meeting someone special then quickly having to say goodbye. It is about realizing the "fireworks" you felt with others are nothing compared to what you are feeling now and trying to navigate these feelings without falling too hard. I also learned I am a bit of a hopeless romantic when it comes to my songwriting. Haha:)

Lyrics: Elliana Stocks

Before I Fall

Roses in Beer

My heart, the house 
with the roof that's giving:
fight-or-flight feeling
- the glint in your eye
Even my skin 
is panicking...
Follow on the road 
of ragged old dreams...

A thousand seas sound 
in the swaying baby pine
The ragged cries of crows
climb
If I find my old heartbeats 
I'll follow them like 
stepping stones 

My heart, the house 
with the roof that's giving:
fight-or-flight feeling
- the glint in your eye
Even my dreams 
are scattering...
Follow on the road 
of ragged old dreams...

The shifting weight of rain 
on the skin of the sea
The sky-change like a brow
furrowing 
Rising up to disappear:
the words escape 
like cigarette smoke...

My heart, the house 
with the roof that's giving:
fight-or-flight feeling
- the glint in your eye
Even my skin 
is panicking...
Follow on the road 
of ragged old dreams...



ROOF THAT'S GIVING

Chilled mix of The Love In Me.
Full version;
https://youtu.be/5dK2pSGANQU

The Love In Me - Chilled Vib

A Sneak Peek Tha Mix 96 BPM at Level One Up

Singer/Songwriter/Music Creator
https://keriljohnson.com/


"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence." ~Leopold Stokowski

*All of my songs on SC are first introduced/unmastered versions
Never auto-tune, I play piano/synths by ear.

Check out my piano improv/playing by ear short videos here:
#musicismath#musicismediation#flow#pianoimprov#playingbyear#
https://youtube.com/shorts/rccvNIzhynU?feature=share


It's my pleasure to share a few recent collaborations:

With Guiville: "This Moment"
https://soundcloud.com/guiville/this_moment_ft_keri_johnson

"Waiting" by Nuvo, featuring Keri Johnson
https://soundcloud.com/officialnuvo/nuvo-feat-keri-johnson-waiting

"Falling" collab with Guiville & Keri Johnson
https://soundcloud.com/guiville/falling-v3

"Awaken Me" collaboration Guiville & Keri Johnson on MIxcloud: www.mixcloud.com/radiocoolio/radi…gote-electromix/

"You're the Light" collab by Guiville & Keri Johnson
https://soundcloud.com/guiville/your-the-light-ft-keri-johnson

Most recent albums/videos:

"Falling Stars"
https://youtu.be/pOhDT5yhjAA 

"This Space"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDeMPl72wxI

"Without You Here"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERGrJ2ld68E

Video for "Something More" released 10.31.18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgfBhGZiSUU

ALBUM RELEASE & video, "Ghost Town"  6.13.18! 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEzS1u_dlv8&t=1s

"Johnson is a talented songwriter with the ability to convey powerful sensations through her music. She is all about channeling the spirit of great R&B songwriters, combining classic influences with a refreshing modern twist."
by Stacey Zering January 23, 2019 
-No Depression, The Journal of Roots Music
http://nodepression.com/album-review/keri-johnsons-ghost-town-ep-gorgeously-crafted

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