Well composed, and great mix of cultures!

your work is always very enjoyable Rafael!

Me encanta esta parte! Tiene un toque de Tchaikovsky

Simply, This is perfect Anthromusicology, I can say, Rafael. I'm just reading an Arabic book written by Paul Rovsing Olson - Titled "The Music in Bahrain. The traditional music at Arabian Gulf.

A cohesive work that certainly takes us on a journey.  Very will crafted Rafael.

The zurna speaks and then wonderful contrattempi!!!

MEDITERRÁNEO - Sinfonía No. 2 de Rafael Serrano

English
This musical composition describes a journey through the centuries through all the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, intermingling instruments, rhythms, melodies and diverse musical genres that are representative of all these countries, elements that are also borrowed in some sequences from others Mediterranean areas.
As a musician and therefore an artist, I consider that art is a link between all the people of the world, since sensitivity is the heritage of the human being and that same sensitivity is what has made us fundamentally social.
May this modest contribution serve to further contribute to the deepening of caring human relationships.

Español
Esta composición musical describe un viaje a través de los siglos por todos los países que bordean el Mar Mediterráneo, entremezclándose instrumentos, ritmos, melodías y géneros musicales diversos que son representativos de todos estos países, elementos que también se toman prestados en algunas secuencias de otras zonas mediterráneas.
Como músico y por tanto artista, considero que el arte es un nexo de unión entre todas las personas del mundo, ya que la sensibilidad es patrimonio del ser humano y esa misma sensibilidad es la que nos ha hecho fundamentalmente sociales.
Sirva esta modesta aportación para contribuir aún más en la profundización de las relaciones humanas solidarias.

Rafael Serrano

Sinfonía 2 - "Mediterráneo" - Rafael Serrano

Sospesi nel tempo-Ardani
Composer Valentina Grisafi
Cello Gabriele Maria Ferrante

Sospesi nel Tempo- Ardani

M-Obscure

A great book sort of similar in this topic is "The Bystander Effect" by Catherine Sanderson. Highly recommend.

Every Whisper

The day begins in the mirror
Tired eyes wake up
Made up
Lips red as bricks
And then the coffee she drinks every morning
And she wears blue and yellow
She says she would love to be employed permanently
She says the world is smaller when you fly every day
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider, just keeps smiling
Just like all flight attendants
Jenny, cloud rider
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider, just keeps smiling
Just like all flight attendants
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider
And after every landing
Is she the smile in the surf
Between a thousand passengers who don't want to wait
Passport controls and customs
And then a three hour stay
And Jenny drinks the coffee cold
And she googles Panama
Two years ago she was there for ten minutes
Oh, Panama
Oh, Panama (Panama)
Oh oh oh Panama (Panama)
Oh oh oh Panama (Panama)
Oh, how beautiful is Panama (Panama)
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider, just keeps smiling
Just like all flight attendants
Jenny, cloud rider
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider, just keeps smiling
Just like all flight attendants
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider
Welcome on board
Welcome on board
Welcome on board
Welcome on board
Ten thousand miles above the sea every day
She says she comes home sometimes
And I don't know where from anymore
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider, just keeps smiling
Just like all flight attendants
Jenny, cloud rider
Jenny Jenny, cloud rider
Keep smiling
Just like all flight attendants
Jenny, cloud rider
Welcome on board

Jenny Jenny  (Coverversion)

Personnel:
Paul Bray - Drums
Terry Todd - Bass
Andy Peake - Keyboards
Nigel Manning - Tenor Sax

GRITSTONER  - (TPMB rehearsal 2018)

Deeper

“This song is inspired by McCartney III and The Beatles - mainly their Sgt. Pepper era - and is about trends, life long love and friendship. I personified the cassette to develop the narrative of music being a companion, how it is always there for us and how much joy it brings.”  

CASSETTE TAPE

I’m a cassette tape 
Do you remember me?
Once your solace, your friend
Now I’m out of trend
I am covered in dust, vintage technology 
I will wait for you
Will you wait for me? 

When you were younger
You would turn to me
Those times you were lost
You would read through the sleeve notes and find yourself
Find a place where you can be 
Look in the mirror and see what you want to see

In a dusty room I am found and people shake and see
If I sound like I did
If I make your ears believe 
I shine again like a new penny in the street
Come alive again
Press play and hit repeat 

There you go away from me
I taught you all I know and made you 
all you can be
I know seasons go and tides will change 
Say “you’ll listen to me”
Say “you’ll listen again” 

© Heart House Records 2024

Written, performed, recorded, produced and mixed by Heart House Records
Mastered by DOLBY

CASSETTE TAPE

Slow Boat To Kingscote

SmokingTaps

White Place

English
ART is a deeply human manifestation that, in addition to beauty, seeks the subtle side of things and as such does so from a subjective point of view. However, subjectivity is not a rarity, but something that when faced with the same thing, if not all, a large part of people can feel in the same way, since this is also an intelligent expression of feelings.

According to the above, a brief introduction about the ideas and feelings of the author during the development of this work, can illuminate to some extent the path taken in this work.

In the first bars, the strings represents a ship sailing through Atlantic waters just before entering the Strait of Gibraltar, a point at which the waters are often troubled by the junction of the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea. Once there, the flutes, oboe and clarinet with their jumping movements show their waters in a calm but playful environment. Upon passing this point, our ship approaches the coast of Morocco and heads for the port, which shows the Arabic strings with typical musical sequences of the area that welcome the art and influences of these wonderful Maghreb lands.

Travelers who will tour the Mediterranean countries, abandon ship and enter this land, whose melodies carefully treated throughout their journey represent the culture, wisdom and humanity of its people.

Arrived here, I leave the experience, the imaginative development and the adventures of these travelers to the imagination of the listeners, not without first showing a guiding example that marks the limits of the territories, as is the case of the measures of the Moroccan Anthem, that starting at minute 04:40, after its completion they mark the border and invite us to enter Algeria, which in the same way, through its popular music, will also show us the entry into Tunisia. The same happens with Libya, the country where this first movement ends, whose end, in a different musical style, places us in front of Egypt.

Español
EL ARTE, es una manifestación profundamente humana que además de la belleza busca el lado sutil de las cosas y como tal lo hace bajo un punto de vista subjetivo. Sin embargo, la subjetividad no es rareza, sino algo que ante una misma cosa, si no todas, una gran parte de las personas puede sentir de igual manera, ya que ello es también una expresión inteligente de los sentimientos.

Según lo expuesto, una breve introducción sobre las ideas y sentimientos del autor durante el desarrollo de esta obra, puede iluminar en cierta medida el camino emprendido en este trabajo.

En los primeros compases, la cuerda representa a un barco navegando por aguas atlánticas justo en el momento previo a adentrarse en el estrecho de Gibraltar, punto en el que las aguas suelen estar revueltas por la unión del océano atlántico con el Mar Mediterráneo. Una vez allí, las flautas, oboe y clarinete con sus movimientos saltarines muestran sus aguas en un ambiente tranquilo pero juguetón. Al rebasar este punto, nuestro barco se aproxima a la costa de Marruecos y se dirige a puerto, lo que muestra la cuerda árabe con típicas secuencias musicales de la zona que dan la bienvenida al arte e influjos de estas maravillosas tierras del Magreb.

Los viajeros que recorrerán los países Mediterráneos, abandonan el barco y se adentran en esta tierra, cuyas melodías cuidadosamente tratadas a lo largo de su recorrido representan la cultura, sabiduría y humanidad de sus gentes.

Llegados aquí, dejo a la imaginación de los oyentes la experiencia, el desarrollo imaginativo y las peripecias de estos viajeros, no sin antes mostrar un ejemplo guía que marca los límites de los territorios, como es el caso de los compases del Himno de Marruecos, que comenzando en el minuto 04:40, tras su finalización marcan la frontera y nos invitan a entrar en Argelia, que de igual manera, mediante su música popular, también nos mostrará la entrada en Túnez. Lo mismo con Libia, donde finaliza este primer movimiento a las puertas de Egipto.

Sinfonía 2 - Mov I - Magreb

Rafael Serrano - Sinfonía No. 2 - MEDITERRÁNEO - II Mov. Oriente Medio - Parte A - “Egipto”

English
In our imaginary journey, at the end of the first “Maghreb” movement we were left at the gates of Egypt. Now, we go through those doors and enter a territory whose millenary history is exciting and full of color.

Musically speaking, this part begins just as we enter Egyptian territory, which suddenly shows us the first vestiges of its historical richness. As we move forward we enter an exciting world, where music is guessed in the air with ballerinas who give us sensual dances ...

A whole journey through this extraordinary country that we leave to the listener's imagination and resolve with a fragment of its National Anthem as a tribute to its cultural contribution to the world.

Español
En nuestro viaje imaginario, al final del primer movimiento “Magreb” nos quedamos a las puertas de Egipto. Ahora, traspasamos esas puertas y nos adentramos en un territorio cuya historia milenaria es apasionante y llena de colorido.

Musicalmente hablando, esta parte comienza justo al entrar en territorio egipcio, que repentinamente nos muestra los primeros vestigios de su riqueza histórica. Al ir avanzando nos adentramos en un mundo apasionante, donde en el aire se adivina música con bailarinas que nos obsequian danzas sensuales…

Todo un recorrido a través de este extraordinario país que dejamos a la imaginación del oyente y resolvemos con un fragmento de su Himno Nacional como homenaje a su aportación cultural al mundo.

Egipto

Sinfonía 2 - Mov II - Parte A - Egipto

Rafael Serrano - Sinfonía No. 2 - MEDITERRÁNEO - II Mov. Oriente Medio - Parte B - “12 Tribus”.

English
Once we crossed the Red Sea, we arrived at the land of the 12 tribes whose rich history we all know.

Español
Una vez atravesado el Mar Rojo, llegamos a la tierra de las 12 tribus cuya abundante historia todos conocemos.

Sinfonía 2 - Mov II - Parte B - 12 Tribus

Rafael Serrano - Sinfonía No. 2 - MEDITERRÁNEO - II Mov. Oriente Medio - Parte C - “Fenicia”.

English
The story on which the composer has been based begins at dawn in a Phoenician port, where a lone merchant ship is preparing to set sail for Assyria, Mesopotamia.
The first bars reflect the melancholy of its crew as they leave their family environment and their land, always with the uncertainty of navigation safety. Next, the CELLO denotes that the moorings are released and the ship begins to move with the crew fixing their eyes on the city they are leaving behind; the VIOLIN together with the BASSOON show the smooth sailing towards the mouth of the port. The OBOES say goodbye to the placidity of their calm waters and the abrupt sound of the METALS indicates the exit to the open sea; the spiccato of the STRINGS shows a somewhat busier movement of the water, being the HARP the one that indicates the beginning of the Mediterranean cruise navigation. The CELLO again reflects the gazes of the sailors ashore and from here the TIMPANIS and BASSES in a slow waltz rhythm accompany the rocking of the ship that occurs as it advances between the waves ... The final measures indicate the approach to land and, obviously, the final chord with a different color, the arrival.

Español
La historia en la que se ha basado el compositor comienza al despuntar el alba en un puerto Fenicio, donde un solitario barco mercante se dispone a zarpar con rumbo a Asiria, Mesopotamia. Los primeros compases reflejan la melancolía de sus tripulantes al abandonar su entorno familiar y su tierra, siempre con la incertidumbre de la seguridad en la navegación.
A continuación el VIOLONCELLO denota que se sueltan amarras y el barco comienza a moverse con la tripulación fijando la vista en la ciudad que van dejando atrás; el VIOLÍN junto al FAGOT muestran la suave navegación hacia la bocana del puerto. Los OBOES despiden la placidez de sus tranquilas aguas y el sonido brusco de los METALES indica la salida a mar abierto; el spiccato de la CUERDA evidencia un movimiento algo más ajetreado del agua, siendo el ARPA quien indica el inicio de la navegación de crucero por el Mediterráneo. El CELLO nuevamente refleja las miradas a tierra de la marinería y a partir de aquí los TIMBALES y CONTRABAJOS en ritmo de Vals lento acompasan el balanceo del barco que se produce al ir avanzando entre las olas… Los compases finales indican la aproximación a tierra y, obviamente, el acorde final con un color distinto, la llegada.

Fenicia

Sinfonía 2 - Mov II - Parte C - Fenicia

Rafael Serrano - Sinfonía No. 2 - MEDITERRÁNEO - III Mov. - Parte A - “Anatolia”.

English
Our travelers come to the Anatolian peninsula, land of the Hittites, where their European roots merge with those of the Middle East, forming a very rich culture in all facets of art. They observe its buildings, picturesque streets, markets and its friendly and hospitable people who invite them to a show of Dancing Dervishes ...

Español
Nuestros viajeros llegan a la península de Anatolia, tierra de los Hititas, donde sus raíces europeas se funden con las de Oriente Medio, formando una cultura muy rica en todas las facetas del arte. Observan sus edificios, calles pintorescas, mercados y sus gentes amables y hospitalarias que les invitan a un espectáculo de Derviches Danzantes…

Sinfonía 2 - Mov III - Parte A - Anatolia

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