jwnicholson78 Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) After a long and rewarding life, my father passed away earlier this year. When I was younger and would sit down to play the piano, he would always ask me to "play something soothing to the spirit". I wrote this song in hopes of honoring this request. Edited July 13, 2019 by jwnicholson78 3 1
jwnicholson78 Posted July 15, 2019 Author Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 11:41 AM, amiller said: A very fitting tribute. Well done. Thanks so much.
PhonoBrainer Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 Great tune, very mellow but kind of stirring. You might make the piano louder when it's in there, as now it takes a back seat to the orchestration. cheers, -Tom
jwnicholson78 Posted July 17, 2019 Author Posted July 17, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 10:25 PM, emeraldsoul said: Great tune, very mellow but kind of stirring. You might make the piano louder when it's in there, as now it takes a back seat to the orchestration. cheers, -Tom Thanks so much, Tom. That's exactly what I was aiming for. I agree, I think I need to bring the piano forward a little. Jeff
bjornpdx Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Very moving tribute to your father. I agree with Tom about the piano volume. Really like the theme starting ~2:40.
jwnicholson78 Posted July 18, 2019 Author Posted July 18, 2019 On 7/16/2019 at 11:24 PM, bjornpdx said: Very moving tribute to your father. I agree with Tom about the piano volume. Really like the theme starting ~2:40. Thanks so much.
kennywtelejazz Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 Very nice tribute to your Father . Your song exhibited some very nice classically inspired arrangements and musical motifs through t its play . A couple of time I thought the tympanist volume was a tad high . In addition to that I also thought the marching snares could have come up in places ... I'm a fan of those type of snares because when I joined band in Jr HS they didn't have guitar so the made me play snare drum ? anyway very cool song , Kenny
jwnicholson78 Posted July 19, 2019 Author Posted July 19, 2019 17 hours ago, Kenny Wilson said: Very nice tribute to your Father . Your song exhibited some very nice classically inspired arrangements and musical motifs through t its play . A couple of time I thought the tympanist volume was a tad high . In addition to that I also thought the marching snares could have come up in places ... I'm a fan of those type of snares because when I joined band in Jr HS they didn't have guitar so the made me play snare drum ? anyway very cool song , Kenny Thanks, Kenny. I kind of knew I was cranking the tympani a little, but I love the sound of that low boom On the other hand maybe with the snare I was a little nervous because of the great Cardinal drum controversy ? Jeff
Grem Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) I liked this. You must have remixed and put the piano more up front because it sounds perfect to me. Really good work and a wonderful tribute to your father. I liked how it built up, came back down, then up again with the final ending becoming quiet and calming. I liked the ending. Very well done. Edited July 24, 2019 by Grem
Old Joad Posted July 24, 2019 Posted July 24, 2019 I love the horns, the solemn mood of the tune is great.
freddy j Posted July 25, 2019 Posted July 25, 2019 What a wonderful tribute to your father. Well done!!
jwnicholson78 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/24/2019 at 7:17 AM, Grem said: I liked this. You must have remixed and put the piano more up front because it sounds perfect to me. Really good work and a wonderful tribute to your father. I liked how it built up, came back down, then up again with the final ending becoming quiet and calming. I liked the ending. Very well done. Thanks! This is still the original version. For the most part I think the level of the piano is fine, but there are a few spots where it's carrying the main theme and I want to bring it forward since it does get a little buried by the orchestra. I just haven't had a chance to work on it.
jwnicholson78 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/24/2019 at 1:43 PM, Joad said: I love the horns, the solemn mood of the tune is great. Thanks, Joad. I played trumpet in high school band and I've always loved the sound of french horn and trumpet, so I'm really glad you liked the horns.
jwnicholson78 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/25/2019 at 11:44 AM, freddy j said: What a wonderful tribute to your father. Well done!! Thanks so much Freddy for taking the time to listen and comment!
Hidden Symmetry Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 "play something soothing to the spirit"- you did a great job, enjoyed your composition.
jwnicholson78 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 7:17 PM, Hidden Symmetry said: "play something soothing to the spirit"- you did a great job, enjoyed your composition. Thank you so much. It means a lot to hear that I achieved my goals with this.
markno999 Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 Very good composition. I would agree you acheived your goal and created a fitting tribute to your father, and, perhaps hit on a theme for that generation in the process. Really enjoyed the song and the orchestration. Regards
Lynn Wilson Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 You did a marvelous job in this tribute to your father. It makes me sad that I haven't done this for either of my parents. You may have inspired me to do that! Congratulations.
jude77 Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 It's beautiful. Just beautiful. What a tremendous way to honor your dad.
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