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Masque
by Warren Smith

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Submitted on: Nov 04, 2008 - 09:06:42 AM
Last Updated: Nov 04 2008 - 09:06:42 AM

Keywords masque (1), The Count and Mrs Trampolini (1), Warren Smith (8), Roy Buckley (1), qwoz (1), Fellini (2), blackberries (1), Aubrey Beardsley (1), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1), bikini (2)

Description This song is a response to a visual experience - seeing a photomontage called "The Masque of the Count and Mrs. Trampolini" by Roy Buckley.

I'm not attempting to delineate the specific content of the collage. (There's actually a series of Count and Mrs. Trampolini events .. and I think they have all somewhat blended together in my mind.) Rather, the general goal is to capture in sound the look and feel of the visual experience.

That said, the story took off in unanticipated directions as it carved out its own reality.

Lyrics MASQUE

the mystery of the affair hung heavy in the air
like acidic hashish perfume among the orchids everywhere
a full moon tropic night
like a scene lifted from Felini
the masque of the Count
and Mrs Trampolini

there was music there was dancing
there was dining there was boozing
there was preening there was prancing
there was fashion there was fusion
there was combustion there was collision
there was swindle and bamboozle
at the masque of the Count and Mrs Trampolini

undulating nudity exposing navel jewels
paparazzi scrambling after yesterday's public fool
walking with a hydra-headed cane
all the while keeping his cool
the Count with Mrs Trampolini

a princess looked on with wonder
as the Wall Street raiders divided the plunder
a dispute suddenly and passionately broke out
followed by several loud well-placed shots
a mayor attempting to avoid a blunder
marshaled his campaign aides asunder
a body was tossed in the river
so by the time the cops came
there was nothing to discover

there were
tattoos taboos gigolos in muumuus
vodkas voodoos hindoos with attitudes
there were nudists and Buddhists
monarchists and anarchists
at the masque of the Count
and Mrs Trampolini

sparks reflecting in her electric eyes
as purple as blackberries
festooned with flamingo feathers
as nooveau as Aubrey Beardsley
wearing a iridescent wrap more baroque than GianLorenzo Bernini
the splendorific Mrs Trampolini

An Afghani warlord with a sword crisscrossed by bandoleers
A Chinese acrobat doing figure-eights between chandeliers
a Playboy bunny bouncing in a diamond-encrusted bikini
it was the masque of the Count
and Mrs Trampolini

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	Richard_Schletty said 66 days ago
	Warren What an impression you got from that painting! Wonderful, whacky, Warren wordplay. Plus, your signature sounds transporting the song. "The laughing, probing, cajoling lead guitar." Is it collusion or collision?

	Warren Smith said 64 days ago
	see below .. I hit the wrong button to reply to your post. See entry below Feter's comment : >

	Feter said 66 days ago
	Masque WOW ...this is huge ...the character singing ..that was amazing ..the guitar work is so revolutionary just like a track came from King Crimson 70s LPs .this is Top Notch great work my friend ...groovey ..thnx alot for sharin !!!

Warren Smith said 64 days ago

Song evolution
This song built up .. and then got torn apart .. several times during its evolution in complexity. The same went with the lyrics, as descriptions, characters and structures came and went. That developmental process was both frustrating and rewarding as new ideas kept re-shaping the performance. In the end I ended up with a work that pretty much achieved the concept of creating a song about a visual piece of art .. yet it was totally different than what I had anticipated when first sitting down and picking up the guitar. Surprise! Hey - thanks for listening and responding with such enthusiasm.

	Warren Smith said 64 days ago
	In the beginning there was a chord A song like this started off simple enough - in this case with a simple guitar-chord progression - and just continued to go from there. But it was certainly driven by a desire to achieve the complexity of the artwork that suggested it. Is it real .. or just an allusion?

	egobandit said 64 days ago
	crazy good a sonic visual poem glad you like art. great playing enjoyed this very much ! I also like the synth you throw in at end or was it always there?

	Doadars Uncle said 63 days ago
	Entertaining! Big time! This is too cool. I don't really know how I would describe it. Great presentation!

	Warren Smith said 47 days ago
	art of sound I like to think there are moments here where my visual artistic skills blend with the harmonic presentation, especially in some of those synth sounds you mention. You are a painter (I love your Coney Island pieces!) .. and I imagine there are times you try to paint with sound as well as pigments. Thanks for listening and commenting.

	Warren Smith said 42 days ago
	entertaining If I kept your ears entertained .. or whatever .. for three minutes or so .. that's cool. Thanks for leaving a comment.

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