Dangerous Assignment

The motif of this song is just 2 notes with variations.  There is a feeling of anticipation and the idea "what ever it is, tell me".  How does it make you feel?

Tell Me

Jeg savner dig

Music and Painting by Paulina Gomis
Human architecture. The portrait of your sacred geometric being. Being is perfect in its human essence. this portrait is of my granddaughter Jaad.

PROD. BY P.G FOR JAAD

A study in orchestral writing.
Seeking the right sound and acoustics of a symphonic orchestra. This is recorded in the acoustic environment of the concert hall Vredenburg in my hometown Utrecht with IR of Altiverb. b.t.w.: Altiverb is an acoustic plugin developed also in my hometown Utrecht. 
Seek Altiverb on the web for more information.

Study Symphonies. (Composer/performer: Ad van Nederpelt)

“Maria”

Art work: AliceKeyStudio via Pixabay

いつか
とおい
むかし
ふたり
しまい
うたう
まりあ

“Decades ago, as a child, I learnt this song “Ave Maria” by listening to my two older sisters sing it.”　An old aunt told me this.

Maria

My friends and I pondered the importance of water, for humans and our planet. It has resulted in a series of trilogies, which we plan to present to you during the winter.
"The Water Planet Project" This is part 1.
For the best experience, see the visualization of our story, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/user/wcifarout.

First song - Snowdrop by Peter & Seagull
Second song - Meanders by Dan-DT
Third song - Drip by Drip by Seagull, David, Ed & Peter

All narrations, lyrics & vocals by Peter
Contributing vocalist. Clara Sorace

Here you will find the fantastic musicians I share this adventure with.
From France - Dan-DT: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3
From Canada - Ed Cunningham: https://soundcloud.com/westtracksmusic
From USA - David Dunham: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203
From England - Peter: https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks
From England_ Thommo @thommo_tunes

As Soundcloud for some reason does not allow more than 4000 characters, you will find the lyrics to the songs on my YouTube channel.
We wish you a pleasant musical and visual journey. ;)

The Water Planet Project - Part 1 - Watch it on youtube

No difference lay between
The honest man and liar
With all men judged the same
The day the Earth caught fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Written, arranged and produced by Davide Angelini
Vocals & instruments: Davide Angelini
Recording: 2008/2009
Album: RAPTURED BY THE SOUND
Originally: (p)&(c) 2013 Davide Angelini
This mix & remaster: (p)&(c) 2022 Davide Angelini

Lyrics:

MISTRAL
Forget your troubles and open the door
Take the front road, don't delay anymore
The rainbow shows you the den of the sun
Open your mind, let the fantasy run

(Mistral)
The wind takes you away
(Mistral)
To the end of the day
(Mistral)
On the sky's thread you stay
(Mistral)
The wind takes you away
The air supports you protecting your fly
Nomore desires, nomore fears if you try

Leave now your troubles and set free your mind
Dance with the mountains, the sea, the skyline
The rainbow shows you the den of the sun
Don't be afraid and begin now to run

(Mistral)
The wind takes you away
(Mistral)
To the end of the day
(Mistral)
On the sky's thread you stay
(Mistral)
The wind takes you away
The air supports you protecting your fly
Nomore desires, nomore fears if you try

Be happy now, the Creation's for you
Everything is the best thing to do
Open you mind, set the fantasy free
Dance with your feet on the top of the trees

(Mistral)
The wind takes you away
(Mistral)
To the end of the day
(Mistral)
On the sky's thread you stay
(Mistral)
The wind takes you away
The air supports you protecting your fly
Nomore desires, nomore fears if you try

(c) 2013 Davide Angelini

Raptured by the Sound (2022 mix & remaster)

Mistral (2022 mix & remaster)

Bandcamp

MISTRAL - (2022 mix & remaster)

https://soundcloud.com/event49 - backtrack /// joerxworx - EWI solo (Akai EWI USB with Vital (synth)
photo: Combined X-Ray and Optical Images of the Crab Nebula, Nasa* via pixabay
*Credits for X-ray Image: NASA/CXC/ASU/J. Hester et al.;
*Credits for Optical Image: NASA/HST/ASU/J. Hester et al.
Original source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2002/24/1248-Image.html

Pulsar by Event 49 / EWI Solo by joerxworx

...and of transformations (2018)
for large chamber ensemble
(Alto Flute [doubling Piccolo and Bass Flute], Oboe, Clarinet [doubling Bass Clarinet], Bassoon, 2 Horns, Trombone, Percussion, Harp, Guitar, Celeste, 2 Violins, Viola, 'Cello, Double Bass)

Programme Note:
The temple complex of Preah Khan is part of the vast area known as ‘Angkor’ in Cambodia. Much information can be found about the temple complex of Preah Khan, built by the exceptional God King Jayavarman VII. The history of the ancient Khmer civilisation, and the surreal, mysterious and magnificent temples of Angkor itself, have long caught my imagination. In this regard, I had written a series of large-scale works based on the architectural designs as well as encrypting the pieces with a set of relative information. Angkor, in effect, had become an obsessional source of extra-musical inspiration. However, it was not until 2017 that I actually visited Cambodia and saw ‘in person’ these wondrous temples. It was as if I was visiting a number of pen friends. I knew every temple so well, even if I had never seen them before ‘in the flesh’.

I felt a need to return ‘musically’ to Angkor and to respond to what I had seen. Of all the extraordinary sights, Preah Khan left a new and immensely strong impression. This was a place I knew about, but its specialness had never been made quite so clear. Books generally refer to the unique two-storey pavilion with its almost Romanesque columns, no doubt because they initially appear more ‘European’. However, there is nothing remotely of the ‘West’, and its neighbouring ‘Hall of Dancers’ bears some of the most exquisite bas reliefs in all of Angkor. Similarly, the mix of man made and now ‘natural’ architecture is exemplified by the way in which trees and buildings entwine, as if purposefully juxtaposed by a surrealist artist. I know that I will never forget standing in what still seems like a surreal and other worldly part of the complex, surrounded by mysterious buildings encrusted in fine and ornate bas reliefs. That was a literal ‘dream’ in a day’s reality. The mix of man and nature is surreal, for sure.

The curious thing I found was that while my music had moved on, I returned to the same schemes of creating ciphers and designing musical structures I had adopted twenty to thirty years ago. I realised that these compositional tools were ‘within’ my natural way of thinking. The fact that I had now seen Angkor in reality, as opposed to through illustrated books, ultimately made little actual difference to the creative spur the inspiration ignited. Yet there is a difference, which I can acknowledge. To attempt to recreate a ground plan, a physical structure that can be viewed from an infinite number of angles, through the necessary medium of a single musical pathway, plus the heady atmosphere of a moment in time is impossible. All we can ever do is evoke a perceived mystery or atmosphere and ‘report’ aspects of an inspiration.

Preah Khan has a famous stele with inscriptions that tell of the gods it invokes, the context of the temple and its relationship with the God King. The opening lines translate as "The Lord (bhagaván) is divided, for his body is the Body of the Law, the Body of Enjoyment, and the Body of Transformations". From here evolves the title of this work, which is ultimately all about transformations.

This sound version is for reference and was created using Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional.

© Paul Max Edlin 2018

The photograph of Preah Khan was taken by the composer in 2017

...and of transformations (2018)

Paul Max Edlin's music is published by Composers Edition. 

Paul Max Edlin, 2016/2017 Composer in Residence for the London Chamber Orchestra, has a career that combines composing with higher education, artistic direction and performing.  

His works have been performed by many leading artists including Alison Balsom, Arditti Quartet, Britten Sinfonia, David Campbell, Cantus Ansambl, Dame Sarah Connolly, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Rolf Hind, Johannes Möller, London Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Olga Pasiecznik, Psappha, Silesian Quartet, Southbank Sinfonia, Gabriella Swallow, John Wallace and The Wallace Collection and Bede Williams. 

He studied with Edwin Roxburgh, Richard Blackford and Joseph Horowitz (Royal College of Music) and Michael Finnissy (University of Sussex). He has won many prizes including Premio Internazionale Ancona, Harriet Cohen Memorial Award and United Music Publishers Prize. His music explores symbolism and often derives its inspiration from extra musical material. From the mid 80’s to mid 90’s many works were inspired by the art and architecture of South-East Asia, especially Indochina. From 2000 onward symbolism of a wider range of sources guided his music, from the chiastic structures of J.S. Bach to the writings of Gabriel García Márquez and Federico García Lorca and visual work of Frida Kahlo.

Paul Max Edlin is former Director of Music at Queen Mary University of London. He was Artistic Director of Deal Music & Arts (formerly Deal Festival) from 2004 to 2021, Sounds New (2007 to 2013), Director of International Composer Pyramid (2008-2013) and was founding Chair of the Board of Trustees of Ora Singers. He is current Executive Chair of W.E. International Music Festival, which brings eastern and western cultures together.  From 2012 to 2013 he was President of the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), the UK's leading association for professional musicians.