Posted in interior design, mood boards, mp3, Music, poem, technology, Web 2.0, tagged composing music, creative inspiration, interior design, looping music, moodboards, Music on August 16, 2010| 2 Comments »
I put out a request on Twitter for a moodboard and interior designer, Heather Jenkinson obliged. My purpose was to use it as inspiration for a tune. Well, here’s one of the moodboards she sent. It was the first one I opened so it’s the one I used.
Here’s the tune that came from the above. It’s called Sepia and Blue.
Thoughts?
Posted in Ancient Music, haiku, life, Liturgical Music, mp3, Music, poem, prayer, Ritual Music, Ukrainian Music, tagged Easter, haiku, looping music, Pascha, Ukraine, Ukrainian Music on April 3, 2010| 2 Comments »
Church bells ring with joy
Once in darkness souls now sing:
“Christ from Death, Rises!”
Click on arrow to play
(Notes: The words “Христос Воскрес!!” mean “Christ is Risen” is Ukrainian. It is a traditional greeting between people during Easter Season. The response is “Воїстину Воскрес!” which means, “Indeed He is Risen!” The song I wrote above repeats the traditional, liturgical phrase, “Christ is risen from the dead, conquering death by death, and to those in the tombs he granted life!!” in Ukrainian. It is done with entirely with loops – in other words it’s done in one take, live. Symbolically speaking, loops have no beginning and no end. There is a fitting aspect to using this technology to sing about Easter.)
Posted in family, mp3, Ritual Music, Ukrainian Music, video, tagged Bandura, Kobza, Kobzari, Ukraine, Ukrainian Music on December 9, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Was sent this video and I wanted to share it with you. It’s a form of music that was outlawed during the Soviet Regime. The singers sing traditional songs on the Ukrainian national instrument– the Bandura (Sometimes they play the Kobza as well). They remind the people of the glorious past of the Ukrainian Nation.
Personally I love this instrument-the way it sounds is haunting. I have one myself but have yet to learn how to play it. I have figured out a way to copy the sound and I used it at the end of this song.
Posted in love, mp3, Nature, relationships, The Seasons, tagged angels, Lyrics, mp3, Music, pleiades, seven sisters on November 5, 2008| Leave a Comment »
Courtesy of http://www.macnmotion.com
In honor of the change of seasons here is Seven Sisters.
Sunlit sliver in an aqua sky Greek God planet shines into my eye High above immersed in char-blue sea Seven sisters looking down on me Frosted breath beneath a mercury light Twists and curls Disappears from sight On wings of angels From the skies above Bring me whispers from the one I love Wind wisped flurries swirl around my feet Gold Fall leaves dancing across the street Through barren branches strain my eyes to see Seven sisters looking over me Frosted breath beneath a neon light Twists and curls Disappears from sight On wings of angels to the skies above Take these kisses to the one I love Flying through the dark to Southern skies Wing to wing beneath the stars they cry Fly my soul to the love you seek While seven sisters looking down on me Frosted breath beneath a neon light Twists and curls Disappears from sight On wings of angels to the skies above Take these kisses to the one I love Frosted breath beneath a mercury light Twists and curls Disappears from sight On wings of angels to the skies above Take these kisses to the one I love
Scribbled Musings 