Ghosts (Orchestral)
Link To Scores(feel free to download pdf)
What I wrote
Ghosts is written in the Dorian mode with a time signature of five eight. It has a floating harmony that I have tried not to tie down too much yet still have movement. The lightness of the clarinet adds to the ghostly effect.
I like to compose music in odd time signatures as they make the music awkward. I also think any time signature that uses threes has a fluid feel. And when the tempo is slow it can be menacing.
In the Orchestral version the melody interchanges between clarinet and flute, in registers that both instruments sound light. The interchanges are to represent more than one ghost hence the title.
I apologise for the vocals but the piece needs them. Luckily I managed to find a filter that hides most of the hardness in my voice, hopefully it is not too out of tune.
The wooden blocks and triangle give both rhythm and represent other ghostly noises.
Feel free to down load and use and abuse as you wish. I do ask if you come up with something you let me know. I would love to hear any versions or uses you find for this.
Jim
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