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 | Macaudion said 515 days ago |
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I'm getting smarter by the tune... My friend just walked in the room and asked me if I realized that i looked like I might be trying to catch flies with my mouth open - And then his follow up question, accompanied by knitted brows, was - "What are you listening too? - and - now that, I really like"... I swear, he only comes into my office when he hears intelligent music playing, and then wonders out loud in some sideways fashion, 'so what's going on with you'... Once I regained control of my bottom lip, I punched out my chest and said, oh... these are just some of my favs on this music site - Eh eh eh... - Raking in my bonus round, I then postured with the question, I'm not such a box of rocks after-all, huh... Okay, so I'm pushing it... Alphi, this is a stunning work of art! It really supports Resbie's already, gorgeous vocal work. I had to confess a similar sort of thing to Composerclark - I'm really not smart enough to talk about how this is such the work that it is, but in the past, I have been known to know beauty when I've stumbled across it. - And this is just a beautiful, beautiful work of art! I'll just bow out now and say, thanks, to both of you, for putting this together. I can't even imagine how much work went into this. - Just, thank you! Dion |
 | Feter said 515 days ago |
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Soul Of Love I never heard such perfect beauty , would certainly be at the Court of the Royal Willow Hotel- the centre of Australian cultural studies.. no words can explain my love to this piece of art ..but this humble word of thankfullness for sharing this here with us . KUDOS ! a deeeeep Bow !! |
 | lengold said 515 days ago |
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Is there no end to this? This is a fantastic work of art. It sounds as if the vocals were sung over your music - not the other way round. I know how hard this vocal was to sync to. Well done. Good on ya cobbah. Cheers Len |
 | ceilidh said 515 days ago |
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THIS is a proper renaissance to me! it is done truly beautifully, i have to admit i have a big weakness for a renaissance music. have no clue how did you do it alfi without a chamber orchestra. the sound is fantastic!!! love it! :) |
 | drakonis said 515 days ago |
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Rebsie's been Alfalphabetized! Professor Peter Schickele had this to say about this piece: "Hey!" Alf, this is wonderful in many ways. You've Alfed the music backward and composed a very authentic-sounding Renaissance piece, fitting Rebsie in very nicely. Whatever orchestra you got to perform this did brilliantly (R2D2 and C-GPO?), the brasses were beautiful, nicely nuanced krumhorns and sakbuts! I continue to be impressed by your creative prowess... also, it is rumoured that you chose your wife as the conductor for this piece, simply because she has a cute arsis... however, I know you like more than her baton, so I am not spreading that silliness. Love your descriptive patter too, what a delight you are! ttfn, Drakonis |
 | ValleyPastor said 514 days ago |
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Wonderful The definitive historical version is now out! The rest of us pedants can go back to our musical plodding with ears tickled and mouth agape. A joy to listen to. Great job! |
 | Rebsie said 514 days ago |
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Hark! Verily 'twas my pleasure to sound my instrument of joy upon thy chamber pot of delight, thou lily-luted rapscallion. |
 | jiguma said 514 days ago |
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Schooner of New .. .. please Doctor! Great idea using all those common Aussie expressions in the song description Doc ;) For me, this is the best of the Minstral Boy versions, and really sounds like it was done in collaboration over many healing brews at our august cultural institute. Not that I know what authentic music of this period is supposed to sound like of course, but as usual, you've played the notes and picked the sounds that suit the piece perfectly. You shape-shifter you! Excellent stuff Alf! See you at The Institute sometime. Neil |
| prototype said 513 days ago | |
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Nice Well done |
 | bud said 513 days ago |
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Our faythfoole servante, alf bestoweth upon us much grace and joye amidst the timbre and cadence of his emission. This melodious construction falls wondrous upon my ear. I bow to you good sir. |
 | Dj French Toast said 512 days ago |
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Indeed Goodly tune fine sir goodly tune . Very nice job on the instraments and great job matching and mxing the vocal in as well ! Great version .........Cherri-0 and good day to you Sir! |
 | teptep said 512 days ago |
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love it you mixed this song wonderfully. it synced up perfectly keep up the good work. |
 | Stun Nutz said 511 days ago |
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love it The horns were a great addition! The voice was particularly sparkly! I click my heels in delight. |
 | sloparts said 510 days ago |
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Unusual, but very good I was waiting for Sam and Dave or Otis Redding but it's not to be found here. What was found was an eclectic mix of sounds and vocals and some very nice surprises. The arrangement was well done but I think the vocals needed to be a little clearer and more out front. Bravo for a nice piece of work |
 | thetiler said 508 days ago |
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nice courtly feel Couldn't get any body more fitting to do the singin than Rebsie! Lots of terrific renaissance sounds, it all seems to fit in like a glove. Very theatrical which I adore! Love that touch of Enya about 3/4 of the through! Though yours totally! Great tune! |
 | echoroom said 508 days ago |
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Period drama Rebsies gentle vocals, the lovely backing, the who;e feel of this - as Macca said, this is art - shoes that people are capable of producing work of great beauty. This soothed my soul, folks. Steve |
 | John Stebbe said 502 days ago |
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Great! What a beautiful setting for Rebsie's soulful, understated vocal. I love the vocal harmony you put in, on one phrase. It really does sound like something you might have heard at a royal court a half-millenium ago. Reminds me of the old English folk song, "The Gypsy Rover." The horns are just amazing! They sound like I should see King Henry the 8th coming round the corner. |
 | VicDiesel said 334 days ago |
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Sound the bright trumpets How did I overlook this? I thought I'd listened to all the minstrel boys. You have the idiom down pat. This sounds pretty convincing. Eh, the notes. The samples are a bit too contemporary, but then, it's hard to find vielle and sackbut samples, rather than cello and trombone.... |
 | magnatone said 301 days ago |
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Soul of Love what a terrific collab - I love everything about it! |
 | craighalkett said 301 days ago |
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wonderful rendition really enjoyed and so well done thanks for sharing cheers craig |
...Hee hee!
Actually Lisa, initially, I wasn't going to 'Alfalphatise' Rebsie's version, however, after having an 'tinker' with it a couple of weeks ago, I thought that perhaps, after having an intense listen to a few of my Renaissance discs & rifling through the scores of the Fitzwilliam virginal books, I'd have a go at attempting to plagiarise the styles of Susato, Praetorius, Byrd & various other composers from this period.
I really enjoy the music from this era & remember seeing BBC documentaries of David Munrow (one of the leading experts in this field- sadly, no longer with us), when I was a little tyke at school, which made me very curious about this music. Anyway, I digress...I'm absolutely delighted you enjoyed this and thanks so much for your kind comments.
All the Best & Cheers Lisa!
Alf