medusa iv

Recorded  mid 2000s
(c)2021  Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Composing, programing, recording, mixing and mastering by Robert Grigg

Missing The Life

Piranha for Solo Marimba (Six-Mallets). Duration: 5'.
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=930

PROGRAM NOTES

After writing Komodo, a piece that shows off the low end of the marimba, I decided to write a piece that focuses on the top end for good measure. Ghoulish creatures fascinate me, and piranhas provide the perfect inspiration. Like Komodo dragons, piranhas are vicious, but their reputation is somewhat exaggerated. Perhaps this piece is a Romanticized take on these fascinating creatures. Piranha begins with a rippled, fluid-like introduction, as if they are rising and falling and poking through the water’s surface. (This section pays tribute to composer Jacob Druckman and his masterpiece for solo marimba, Reflections on the Nature of Water.) The next section is a gradual crescendo, a build-up of tension as hungry piranhas stalk and nip at an unfortunate animal as it wades into deeper water. The animal is then attacked, reflected by the low end of the marimba and “marimshot” cluster chords. Satiated, they gradually calm down in the last section via a gradual diminuendo and the piece ends quietly with soft ripples and chords played with mallet shafts.

Six Mallet Marimba

Piranha (Solo Six-Mallet Marimba)

Winter Songs (for Bass-Baritone and Chamber Ensemble)
Duration: ca. 20'

MOVEMENTS:
I. Icicles filled the long window (Wallace Stevens)
II. Dark Day, Warm and Windy (A. R. Ammons)
III. The Snow Man (Wallace Stevens)
IV. Boy at The Window (Richard Wilbur)
V. Old Story (Robert Creeley)
VI. Neither Snow (Billy Collins)

Performers: American Modern Ensemble; David Neal, Bass-Baritone
For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/winter-songs
Publisher: Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=1357
Online Perusal Score: https://issuu.com/robertpaterson/docs/winter_songs_perusal_score


PROGRAM NOTES
The idea for Winter Songs occurred to me after I wrote a short song based on the sixth poem from Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens for a group composition project at Cornell University. The original idea was to have each student in the department set a different poem in this work, culminating in an evening long song cycle. There are many compelling settings ofThirteen Ways, so instead of trying to contribute yet another, I decided to compose a song cycle using winter-themed poems by a variety of poets. David Neal, the bass-baritone who sang my initial song, Icicles Filled the Long Window, liked the idea so much that he asked me for a complete cycle. I spent months collecting and reading as many poems about winter as I could find. Winter-themed poems seem to fall into two categories: those that are playful and fun, and those that are quite serious. I chose to set six serious poems, including another one by Wallace Stevens, and one each by Robert Creeley, Richard Wilbur, A.R. Ammons and Billy Collins.

Winter Songs was commissioned by David Neal and The Arts at Grace through the New York State Music Fund and was premiered by David Neal and the Society for New Music in April 2008.

ARTISTS:
Robert Paterson, Conductor
'David Neal, bass-baritone
Sato Moughalian, flute
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Matthew Ward, percussion
Blair McMillen, piano
Robin Zeh, violin
Robert Burkhart, cello

The Four Seasons

Winter Songs - VI. Neither Snow (Text by Billy Collins)

Downbeat ambient track written and produced in February 2021 - big thanks to Oliver James for playing guitar on this track.

ft. Oliver James

Odyssey

The whole live
Your destination is not to die
The whole live
Your destination is simple to live

But never walk alone
This isn’t the way
But never walk alone
You’ll find it

The whole live
Your destination is not to walk alone
The whole live
Your destination is to keep your friends 

But never walk alone
This isn’t the way
But never walk alone
You’ll find it

You will never walk alone never

The whole live
Your destination is not to give up
The whole live
Your destination is to fight 

But never walk alone
This isn’t the way
But never walk alone
You’ll find it

The whole live
Your destination is not to do things you hate
The whole live
Your destination is to do things you love

But never walk alone
This isn’t the way
But never walk alone
You’ll find it

You will never walk alone never

Destination

Shadows

Blue Collar

Raising Cane

Life On Molly

No Fear

what if the mountains fall? what if they just fell? what’s next. (Made this in my bedroom with my big brother) hope you enjoy 🖤

what if the world ends? (bedroom studio version)

Hey, my name is Markus. In the past I've made Metal, Punk and Heavy Rock with my friends in my garage. I played the bass guitar and sometimes vocals. But that was way back (in the 90s). Now I produce my own songs at home and upload them. The music styles are from Metal, Punk, Rock to House and Dance, just everything I like. I would be happy if my songs are heard and positive feedback comes. I am also interested in cooperation and publish acapellas at looperman.com

Destination

MP Project