There was something so innately constant about the expansive surroundings of the Denali National Park & Preserve, despite it being unique from every angle. The distance between the beginning and end of a hike in the Denali's mist meshed into a sublime yet hazy memory, as if we almost can't, even to this day, truly comprehend what we witnessed. 

~ Dedicated to Katy Abbott, who continually inspires me in learning and in life ~

This work was written for Corvus Ensemble and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival as part of Composing in the Wilderness 2022.

This work received its joint-world premiere performances by Corvus Ensemble on the 30th and 31st of July 2022 at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival and Denali National Park and Preserve Visitor Centre respectively.

Composed in Denali and Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.

***This work was awarded the 2022 David Henkels Composition Award by the Musical Society of Victoria.

© Robert McIntyre 2022 roberttmcintyre.com

the distance between (LIVE)(flute/alto flute, alto sax, cello & vibes)(2022)(Corvus Ensemble @FSAF)

A moment of your time please [83]

An improvised piece just to express how a crisp October day makes you feel

Ceiling Unlimited

Sirens

Solo Piano - Chris Bright

ascendant 1116 - 11:16:22, 7.53 PM

LYRICS:
Once upon another age
We were shadows on the wall
Write our story on the page
Cite the cruelty of it all

I had nothing but my name
When you met me in the hall
Your face burning like a flame
My heart learning how to fall

I've seen your fear
Love could prevail
But I dream too, dear
We both are frail

You'll find me dancing in the demimonde
I cast my heart upon the sea
You told me love would always carry on
But love is not enough for me

Foolishly, we were enthralled
Everything began to gleam
All this haste to see me fall
Would you waste another scene

Wretched hours of the night
They belong to us alone
I won't plead to make this right
We don't need to make it home

I know your fear
Love could prevail
I'll show you, here
We both are frail

I have seen the light again
It faded in your eyes
If you stay until the end
Then I will keep your lies

And the crystal that you shatter
Would shine brightly in a ring
Could you tell me that I matter
Even after everything

You'll find me dancing in the demimonde
I cast my heart upon the sea
Then told my lover he could sail upon
The tide that turns away from me

What is left to fill your cup
Bittersweet this shade of green
Take your grief and drink it up
Find relief there in a dream

If I pass you in the street
Or you see me on the stage
Lay your flowers at my feet
Press our hours in a page

I've seen your fear
Love could prevail
But I dream too, dear
We both are frail

When we were dancers in the demimonde
There was a moment I was free
Now I wonder at the days long gone
And if you still remember me

I will be dancing in the demimonde
Until the night falls on the sea
Without an answer I will carry on
Some things are never meant to be

NOTES:
Demimonde:
French, literally ‘half-world’. (in 19th-century France)
The class of women considered to be of doubtful morality and social standing. A group of people considered to be on the fringes of respectable society.

Alexandre Dumas coined.
He wrote La Dame aux Camélias, (the basis for the movie Moulin Rouge)inspired by Marie Duplessis.

They also talk about the demimonde in Penny Dreadful (the tv show that quotes poetry). 

Anyway this song has a whole narrative thing happening. 
I might post that on my blog when I actually post my blog.

Dancers in the Demimonde

Picturesque

“Deep in my dream the great bird whispered queerly
Of the black cone amid the polar waste…” 
H.P. Lovecraft, The Fungi from Yuggoth

Created using multiple instances of Fluss, the new granular audio mangler app from Hainbach and Bram Bos for the ipad

On Arcturus I Listened To The Ice Sing

TRIIB (and SONUUS ARKESTRA) - Visibility Is Not A Proof Of Existence

Igraner

A speedily put together track featuring Decent Samplers Poseidon’s Pull, Cavaquinho and Flute&violin Waves FX played by Piano Motifs running at 10bpm and SWAM English Horn played with GeoShred.

2025 08 02 Saturday Quick Play

Composer & Flautist | Juris Doctor Graduate | Changing Wilds Ensemble | Aether Duo | Wattle Fellow
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the distance between (LIVE)(flute/alto flute, alto sax, cello & vibes)(2022)(Corvus Ensemble @FSAF)

Robert McIntyre – Composer