Classical Over the River & Through the Woods
Track Description: Classical - An arrangement of the old Thanksgiving & Christmas Holiday song; “Over the River & Through the Woods [To Grandmother’s House We Go]” 5 Verses 3:32 minutes Intro 21 sec. 3/4 time
Creative Vision; an attempt to learn & apply various musical concepts I have been studying.
Includes several Key & Tempo changes, 3 quick key changes for the ending. Using various Run types, changing the main melody instrument with every melodic phrase [4 x per verse], with lots of counterpoint or 2ndary melodies. There is very little in the way of rhythmic parts, other than a guitar finger picking track through most of the song. Movement is implied through weaving of active 2ndary melody lines instead.
As mentioned already, tempo varies throughout the song, slows down for the 3rd verse, then speeds up again for the last 2 verses, which feels a little unstable in places, but I think overall provides enough variety to hold up a 3+ minute song without burning the listener out.
I hope to improve on it more later, after I get more experience.
Sound Libraries:
STRINGS [1] Pacific Strings {Performance Samples} [2] Virtuoso Strings {Kirk Hunter}
[3] Runs {CinaStrings}, Modal Runs {Sonokinetic} String Runs {Orchestral Tools} Tina Guo Cello Pizzicatto patch for most of the Bass lines {CinaSamples}
BRASS [1] Virtuoso Brass, Virtuoso French Horns {Kirk Hunter} [2] 6 Horns {Century Brass 8dio}
[3] Legato Solo Trumpet Free {Music Sampling} [4] Saxophone {Session Horns Pro-Native Instruments}
WOODWINDS [1] Virtuoso Woodwinds, Virtuoso Flute, Clarinet, Oboe {Kirk Hunter}
[2] Flute {Berlin WW Revive} [3] Tutti Legato [Hollywood Winds}
ORCHESTRA TUTTI [1] CinaOrch {CinaSamples} [2] ARK {Orchestral Tools}
TONAL PERCUSSION [1] Wrenchenspiel {8dio} [2] Bell Ice, Handbell, J-Pop {Yamaha Motif XF} [3] Kinetic Treats {Native Instruments} [4] Hand Bells {Cinasamples}
Cymbal Swells & Timpani Rolls, from loops made using Garritan Personal Orchestra.
OTHER [1] Acoustic Guitar {Evolution Songwriter} [2] Harmonica {Chris Hein} [3] Musette [Accordian type instrument]
