Name: Elegy For Bob [2021] by Mark Dowding - composer for piano
Duration: 1 min 57 s
Description: In memory of my friend, and fellow musician, Bob Morabito. https://soundcloud.com/bob-morabito

I never knew him personally but was a big fan of his compositions and just learned of his passing and am quite sad and shocked.. Thank you for writing this tribute to him.

Beautiful restraint...cool evocative piece!

This is a very original and interesting elegiac composition. My sympathies for the loss of your friend.

Definitely a very fitting composition to be written and performed as a tribute piece. Seems like there’s a lot going on between the notes as well. Very nicely done !!

Any feedback welcome ---
This is a work in progress, one track of my new album. It is not mixed / mastered, even not finished... just wanted to share to have some feedbacks because it takes me soooo long time to finish my projects...

Merveilles W.I.P.

Copyright Nat Daniels / Colé 2020
Written by Nat Daniels & Colé
Performed and Produced by Nat Daniels

Lyrics:

Will I be Remembered - By Nat Daniels and Colê

Another 10 yrs has gone by
And I still haven’t written that book
Took some time to look up a friend
And see who still cares

It’s day after day with a mortgage to pay
it’s grind in itself to get by
I’m still holding on to the dream inside
And I wonder if time will be kind

Chorus:

Or will time leave me forgotten
Like a ball of used up cotton?
Am I still somewhere in someone’s mind?
Or a remnant of the days behind?
Will I be remembered for my deeds
And the love I left behind?
Will I be remembered....  
Oh remembered 

The Mirror keeps changing on me
Showing lines ain’t seen before
My eyes sees a child with a grin in her eyes
Who had dreams that could never be sold

And looking back on the life I had
I should count my blessings more
And I’ve many scars to show,
But strength to go on…

Chorus:
Or will time leave me forgotten
Like a ball of used up cotton?
Am I still somewhere in someone’s mind?
Or a remnant of the days behind?
Will I be remembered for my deeds
And the love I left behind?
Will I be remembered.... oh remembered
Remembered.

Will I Be Remembered

Silent  - A Song For A Bot Voice
The idea came to mind after experimenting with an online text to speech converter.

Silent  - A Song For A Bot Voice

A collaboration with Torbjørn Vagle and Jimmy Rivas.

I sent a demo of the song with the basic chord sequence to Torbjørn  and Jimmy in the hope they would consider joining me for another collaboration, Torbjørn to add his exceptional keyboards, Jimmy to write lyrics and provide his powerful and distinctive vocal, luckily for me they both agreed.

Torbjørn  and Jimmy’s contributions have lifted the song to a level way beyond my original demo, thanks very much for your outstanding work guys.

Triumph over adversity is the theme here, I think we can all relate.


Credits:-

Jimmy:- Lyrics, Vocals, vocal composition and arrangements. @j-rivas

Torbjørn:- Organ, Synths, keyboard composition and arrangements. https://soundcloud.com/tobbenv

Dairv:- Guitars, Bass, Drums, musical composition, final mix and mastering, cover photo.

An Invisible Enemy (Jimmy Rivas - Torbjørn  Vagle - Dairv Dubbleyew)

Longtime friend Clint Culwell and I got together to practice and record some of his songs and covers, and jam a little as well.  Out of the session came this little gem, a unique, slightly reggae take on a traditional favorite.  Clint is left center on vocal and nylon string guitar; I am right center doing some ornamenting on steel sting guitar and playing bass. For more music from Clint check out his Cloud @Clint-Culwell.

Wayfaring Stranger (Clint Culwell;  guitar, vocal, David Dunham; guitar, bass)

Many thanks to Scilent Symphony (https://soundcloud.com/scilentsymphony) and Tea Are Sea (https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea) for letting me add guitar to their song (https://soundcloud.com/tea_are_sea/delicate-emotion-scilent-symphony-tea-are-sea), which was not in need of any help, especially not mine. As a great admirer of their work, I'm glad they let this square hang out at their cool people party.

Delicate Emotion (With Scilent Symphony and Tea Are Sea)

Your Ghost is Here

When I look to your chair, I don't see emptiness in the way I used to. When you were with us, but away, the chair was empty and cold. now when I run my eyes along its cloth arms, I see, ever so faintly your strong hands gently gliding over them.

When I look to your garden, I feel all your thousands of hours of toil and fuss and artistry. I don't see it, I just feel it, all at once and then it's gone. But the apple tree still feels your cuts, your touch, saving it and breathing on it and you are locked in its fibres and its senses.

When I look at your picture, your face is still, your mouth smiling beyond any pain. Then your eyes twinkle so briefly, so minutely. I blink and it's gone - that sudden feeling of hope rushing uncontrollably into me, then as quickly, drained away.

When I am with the family, we are comforted by being together, but all bereft. This season we drink in life and things and one another, but we all carry a cold spot where you once were. I look at each of us - you put the dimples and the lines on our faces. Laugh lines, worry lines. For each of us you will, over the next few days, touch us all too briefly; warm us, comfort us, accompany us, bless us.

And these tears are not because you're gone. Those tears have dried and blown away. These tears are because you wanted so much to come back.

Your ghost is here

22/December/2020

Your Ghost Is Here (Text By Nick Davies)

Electric Eel

ALFONSO LLORENTE: VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR & BASS

My personal approach to this superb song

SEAGULL (Bad Company)

In memory of my friend, and fellow musician, Bob Morabito. https://soundcloud.com/bob-morabito

Elegy For Bob [2021]

bass & drum loops due to Sample Science - composition, VSTi & tenorsax is my original work - enjoy the funky flow ;-)

Funky Jazz Waltz

* 'Prelude - II', due to arrive NOV '21!*

I have studied composition privately with Jaemus Downing, Philip Rayner, and Peter Nickol, although I am largely self-taught.

All compositions Copyright © Mark Dowding 2006-2021

Elegy For Bob [2021]

Mark Dowding - composer for piano

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