Name: "Movement" for String Quartet [2023-24] by Mark Dowding
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Description: My formative work for string quartet. Dedicated to Martin Tanton.

Cool. I haven't heard me some tone rows in a grip! 😎

Excellent.  I too second the motion to expand.

Lovely piece, and thanks for the dedication.

I've done some 12-tone-like work in my early experimental days of making music, but very little of it.  It's an acquired taste for sure, but nice work with this 'movement'. :)

12-tone...we had that at school, some 12-tone pieces are hard listening to, more effects than music, but this is different here, reminds me even a little Bach (though Back was a lot earlier), walking through several different keys which could also be labeld as 12-tone......nice work

It's quite rare to hear attractive and convincing things, in a ‘classical’ style, on SC. But there are many here, in this account. Bravo and respect, Mark!

I enjoyed this very much, especially after a few listens and it’s inspired an interest in this style of composing. Thanks for sharing this piece!

The sudden death of rock drummer Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) prompted me to write this song. While preparing for a live performance, life may abruptly end, symbolized by the lyrics “a snare without a rhythm”.
Arpeggiated flat5/major7 chords open the song, creating an uneasy feel as if something is about to happen. The unexpected song's ending symbolizes that “fate cut another ribbon”.

Fate Cut Another Ribbon

- ROCK'N'ROLL  LEGENDS -

Also on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSOrOgGz_T2VWu5nwCT41URBamXo056ZB

-1st verse-
Your sounds are immortal, you give us the flame
You signed all that music, with hard stuff you came
You’ve rolled my life, you rocked those nights away
Noise of strong beats, nice scent of leather
Vinyl records, the old days flavour
You rule the gigs, let you play
		
Chorus 1:
You know, you master how to please
You give us all the keys
Show us the way, let’s take a chance	
The legacy you’ve left	
Your songs so fully deft
You’re Rock and Roll Legends

You master how to please
You give us all the keys
Show us the way, set up the rules
The legacy you’ve left
Your songs so fully deft
You are hooked on rock you’ve got demons in your souls
 
-2 nd verse-
You came with your guitars, you raised us on rock
My heart’s a rolling stone that beats to the block
You’ve rolled my life, you rocked those nights away
Tattoos from hell, nice LPs covers
Stunning lightings, outstanding colours
You rule the gigs, let you play

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Title : Rock’n’Roll Legends
Music&words : Manu 
Vocals : Lorenzo (freelance service)
Rhythm guitars : Manu
Lead guitars : Laurent
Bass : Manu
Virtual drums programming : Manu 
All rights reserved : ISWC T-325.378.127.6

Rock'n'Roll Legends

My formative work for string quartet. Dedicated to Martin Tanton.

"Movement" for String Quartet [2023-24]

star journey soon out !!

Summer night dances are so fun and romantic

Dance all night

Parcmètre

The Diamond Clock

Stone

LookUp

Lets Make It, Not Fight It

Perfume

We Are One (2003)
Written in 1999, and produced in 2003, "We Are One" is a trance anthem that is rooted in 90s dance, trance and dream house music. "We are one" is a timeless hymn about unity and positivity. This song with a simple and catchy melody resonates both with seasoned fans and new listeners.

The original mix has been written and arranged by me. I did not have a DAW back then, so I am very lucky that Andreas F. helped me with the production, before I dived deeper into this topic.

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, synthesizer,
Andreas F.: programming, production

Where to find us:
http://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com

We Are One

* I may be releasing some recordings of myself playing classical piano pieces, so keep your ears keen! 😉*

I am a British composer, who has studied composition privately with British composer Peter Nickol https://www.impulse-music.co.uk/peternickol/ (although I am largely self-taught). I have also studied piano (privately) with concert pianist Ekaterina Shetliffe. 
My music contains elements of impressionism, and musical modernism; I have also explored 12-tone composition. Recently, my focus has been on learning quartal harmony!

Composers who have influenced me include Schumann, Chopin, Schoenberg, and Ligeti; however my formative musical inspiration is the music of Debussy.

*My music and poetry is copyrighted.*

"Movement" for String Quartet [2023-24]

Mark Dowding

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