I first went to Barcelona back in the 1990s with my girlfriend and fell in love with the city. Ten years later my girlfriend (same one) took me there again for a birthday surprise where we spent a weekend in a beautiful hotel overlooking Las Ramblas.  Fast forward another 15 years or so and my wife (still the same one) and I took our two children there to give them an opportunity to experience one of the most incredible cities in the world.  

Situated on the Mediterranean coast Barcelona has so much to offer: rich in history and constantly at the foreground of art and culture – just think Gaudi, Picasso, Dali and, my personal favourite, Miro (did you notice the correct grammatical use of the comma after ‘and’ Mr Rees-Mog).  Then there is the beach at Barceloneta, The Neu Camp (for those who love football), the beautiful old town, magnificent cathedral, fantastic markets, Gaudi’s park and buildings and even a children’s theme park that is open throughout the summer. Oh, and there are lots of little cafes and bars just to sit and idle away time in (note again another correct usage of a comma after ‘and’).  All of this just in the city of Barcelona itself, if you have the time explore the region as well. Figueres is a must see, especially Dali’s Museum. They still honour the siesta in Figueres, a truly wonderful tradition.  Even the weather is fantastic most of the time.  

The picture that accompanies this song is a section of my favourite Miro painting the English translation of the title is "The Harlequin's Carnival".  It was painted in 1924-25.

I started writing this Homage to Barcelona in nano Studio 1 on my iPad Mini 2 on the flight from England.  I worked on it whilst there in fits and starts in our rented apartment, on the train journey to and from Figueres, and on the flight home.  Then life got in the way of finishing it, as it so often does.  I needed something to lift the last half of the piece aside from the swirly keyboards.  Inspiration, as I’ve said before, is all around me and this time it was the death of my mum from Alzheimer’s earlier this week; she looked so peaceful at the end. This led me to try heavenly voices (which like the swirly keyboard sound came from my Roland XV5050).  The heavenly voices really lift the piece and move it to an almost dreamy, trance like state, thank you mum, I’m glad you are at peace now. 

I hope you like it, and if you haven't been to Barcelona yet make sure you go at least once in your life.

Peace and love.

Marc, 28 July 2019

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Homage to Barcelona (V8)

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Homage to Barcelona (V8)

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