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YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-17 by Mike Dickson

Have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI

Runs for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in there too!

Mike

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-17 by lsf5275@aol.com

Hauntingly beautiful, Mike. I always loved your version and now with the  
lovely slide show, I find it even more moving. 
 
Any time you can show pictures of dead people set to music it's always fun. 
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 1/17/2010 4:34:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:

 
 
 
Have a look: _http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI) 

Runs  for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in  there too!

Mike

RE: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-17 by John Wright

Please post Barber's.  In my top ten pieces of ANY music.

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lsf5275@aol.com <mailto:lsf5275@aol.com>  wrote:



	  
	Any time you can show pictures of dead people set to music it's
always fun.

	


Hmmm....Barber's Adagio should be good for that....

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-17 by Mike Dickson

It's coming up next I think. You can hear it at
http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/mellotronworks/03%20Barbers%20Adagio%20for%20Strings.mp3
until then, of course.

John Wright wrote:
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Please post Barber's. In my top ten pieces of ANY music.

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:20 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

lsf5275@aol.com wrote:

Any time you can show pictures of dead people set to music it's always fun.


Hmmm....Barber's Adagio should be good for that....





RE: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by James Parthun

Spem in alium nunquam habui praeter in te

Deus Israel

qui irasceris

et propitius eris

et omnia peccata hominum in tribulatione dimittis

Domine Deus

Creator coeli et terrae

respice humilitatem nostram

 

Really, quite beautiful and moving.  Thanks for posting!

 

Regards,

 

Jim Parthun

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Subject: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

 

  

Have a look: http://www.youtube.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI> com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI

Runs for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in there too!

Mike



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Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by lsf5275@aol.com

And please show lots of saints and crypts and graves.
 
 
In a message dated 1/17/2010 5:47:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
john.wright@consona.com writes:

Please post Barber's.  In my top ten  pieces of ANY  music.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by lsf5275@aol.com

Jim are you Googling Latin?
 
 
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james.parthun@att.net writes:

 
 
 
 
Spem in alium nunquam  habui praeter in te 
Deus  Israel 
qui  irasceris 
et propitius  eris 
et omnia peccata  hominum in tribulatione dimittis 
Domine  Deus 
Creator coeli et  terrae 
respice humilitatem  nostram 
Really, quite beautiful  and moving.  Thanks for posting! 
 
Regards, 
Jim  Parthun
 
  
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Subject: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube  Submission: Spem In Alium
 
 
 
Have a  look: _http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI) 

Runs  for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in  there too!

Mike
 
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RE: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by James Parthun

Wikipedia!!!

 

..Raised Catholic so it should come naturally to me!!!

 

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Jim are you Googling Latin?

 

In a message dated 1/17/2010 8:23:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
james.parthun@att.net writes:

  

Spem in alium nunquam habui praeter in te

Deus Israel

qui irasceris

et propitius eris

et omnia peccata hominum in tribulatione dimittis

Domine Deus

Creator coeli et terrae

respice humilitatem nostram

Really, quite beautiful and moving.  Thanks for posting!

Regards,

Jim Parthun


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Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:34 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

  

Have a look: http://www.youtube.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI> com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI

Runs for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in there too!

Mike

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RE: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by James Parthun

After listening again- unbelievably beautiful!!!!

 

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Subject: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

 

  

Have a look: http://www.youtube.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI> com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI

Runs for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in there too!

Mike



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Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by MAinPsych@aol.com

In a message dated 1/17/2010 1:34:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:

Have a  look: _http://www.youtube.http://wwwhttp://www.yo_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI) 

Runs  for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in  there too!

Mike


 
Bravo, Mike!

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by john barrick

Very nice, Mike.  Are the Biro parts the ones that seem to have 
instantaneous attack?  What Biro sounds did you use?  Nice job on that 
Big Stone Room sound.
jb


Mike Dickson wrote:
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>  
>
> Have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI>
>
> Runs for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron
> in there too!
>
> Mike
>
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by tronbros@aol.com

Spem In A is really a hard piece to pull off without  the words so Mike has 
had a challenge and it proves yet again that you can get  something 
wonderful out of 'trons but there has to be music with integrity to  work with.  
Mike and I know this piece backwards and have discussed it's  merits for many 
a long year.  It is a masterpiece of 15th century  composition, full of 
controlled yet at times, wild dissonances, sadly discarded  when Baroque turned 
up.  Listen for the wild woman towards the end,  bladdered on mead and doing 
free form.  Just great.
 
M
 
Streetly Electronics - All Things Mellotronic 
_www.mellotronics.com_ (http://www.mellotronics.com/)   UPDATED

M4000 tour de force - UK  trailer _http://thebox-movie.warnerbros.com/_ 
(http://thebox-movie.warnerbros.com/) 
US  Sales East: Jimmy Moore_  JMoore6397@aol.com_ 
(http://JMoore6397@aol.com/) 
US Sales West: Paul Cox_ pjc56@earthlink.net_ (http://pjc56@earthlink.net/) 
 
Chloe Smith:  _myspace.com/chloesmithmusic_ 
(http://myspace.com/chloesmithmusic)

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by kinchmusic@aol.com

Fantastic piece Mike. It's a real pity that Messrs Banks, Wakeman and all the other doubters over the years who have written the tron off, couldn't hear this and wonder at the glorious majesty of the Tron.
Sorry, I appear to have had an accident!
Andy K
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, Jan 17, 2010 9:34 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium


 

Have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI

Runs for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron 
in there too!

Mike

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by marabus

Mike,
I'm not familiar with the piece but I like what I hear.
Pete
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> Have a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgteYgobSI>
>
> Runs for the full 10 mins. Get your money's worth. And there's Birotron
> in there too!
>
> Mike
>
> / Virus Database: 270.14.147/2628 - Release Date: 01/17/10 01:35:00
>

Re: YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by ClayE

Martin:  
Have you been down to Cambridge to hear the King's College choirs?  That's on my bucket list.  The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is on the list as well.  We really should plan a road trip!

Clay

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros@... wrote:
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>
> Spem In A is really a hard piece to pull off without  the words so Mike has 
> had a challenge and it proves yet again that you can get  something 
> wonderful out of 'trons but there has to be music with integrity to  work with.  
> Mike and I know this piece backwards and have discussed it's  merits for many 
> a long year.  It is a masterpiece of 15th century  composition, full of 
> controlled yet at times, wild dissonances, sadly discarded  when Baroque turned 
> up.  Listen for the wild woman towards the end,  bladdered on mead and doing 
> free form.  Just great.
>  
> M
>  
> Streetly Electronics - All Things Mellotronic 
> _www.mellotronics.com_ (http://www.mellotronics.com/)   UPDATED
> 
> M4000 tour de force - UK  trailer _http://thebox-movie.warnerbros.com/_ 
> (http://thebox-movie.warnerbros.com/) 
> US  Sales East: Jimmy Moore_  JMoore6397@..._ 
> (http://JMoore6397@.../) 
> US Sales West: Paul Cox_ pjc56@..._ (http://pjc56@.../) 
>  
> Chloe Smith:  _myspace.com/chloesmithmusic_ 
> (http://myspace.com/chloesmithmusic)
>

RE: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by Gary Brumm

Absolutely beautiful!
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It's coming up next I think. You can hear it at
http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/mellotronworks/03%20Barbers%20Adagio%20for%20Strings.mp3
until then, of course.

John Wright wrote:

Please post Barber's.  In my top ten pieces of ANY music.

________________________________
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:20 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium


lsf5275@aol.com<mailto:lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:


Any time you can show pictures of dead people set to music it's always fun.

Hmmm....Barber's Adagio should be good for that....

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by tronbros@aol.com

In a message dated 18/01/2010 14:04:45 GMT Standard Time,  
ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes:

Have  you been down to Cambridge to hear the King's College choirs? That's 
on my  bucket list. 
No but I'd like to.
 

The  Edinburgh Military Tattoo is on the list as well. We really should 
plan a road  trip!


Not for  me I'm afraid.  Mike will explain.
 
M
 
Streetly Electronics - All Things Mellotronic 
_www.mellotronics.com_ (http://www.mellotronics.com/)   UPDATED

M4000 tour de force - UK  trailer _http://thebox-movie.warnerbros.com/_ 
(http://thebox-movie.warnerbros.com/) 
US  Sales East: Jimmy Moore_  JMoore6397@aol.com_ 
(http://JMoore6397@aol.com/) 
US Sales West: Paul Cox_ pjc56@earthlink.net_ (http://pjc56@earthlink.net/) 
 
Chloe Smith:  _myspace.com/chloesmithmusic_ 
(http://myspace.com/chloesmithmusic)

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson

john barrick wrote:

Very nice, Mike. Are the Biro parts the ones that seem to have
instantaneous attack? What Biro sounds did you use?


The Biro sounds come in about 1:39 as choir #5 and has seven parts, the first of which sounds like this:

http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/private/Spem%20In%20Alium%20%28Birotron%20Section%29.mp3

Which is Birotron with (tuned down) lead soprano. The Biro parts are all digitised samples as I don't have a Birotron to hand (or maybe I left it someplace...checking pockets....nnnnnnnnnnoo.....can't seem to find it on me...) They sound great, though.

Part of the reason why Spem In Alium is not performed more is because you need to round up eight sopranos who are not only competent singers but who can lead the piece. That itself is a major undertaking.

Mike



Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson

tronbros@aol.com wrote:

Spem In A is really a hard piece to pull off without the words so Mike has had a challenge and it proves yet again that you can get something wonderful out of 'trons but there has to be music with integrity to work with. Mike and I know this piece backwards and have discussed it's merits for many a long year. It is a masterpiece of 15th century composition, full of controlled yet at times, wild dissonances, sadly discarded when Baroque turned up. Listen for the wild woman towards the end, bladdered on mead and doing free form. Just great.


I still say this is the greatest musical accomplishment in the history of our species. I simply cannot encompass the mind that put this together in such unerring detail.



Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by Mike Dickson

Avoid the Tattoo. Seriously. Avoid the Tattoo.

ClayE wrote:
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Martin:
Have you been down to Cambridge to hear the King's College choirs? That's on my bucket list. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is on the list as well. We really should plan a road trip!





Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-18 by fdoddy@aol.com

calm down there Mike.  get a tissue or something.....
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tronbros@aol.com wrote:


   
  
  
Spem In A is really a hard piece to pull off withoutthe words so Mike has had a challenge and it proves yet again that youcan get something wonderful out of 'trons but there has to be musicwith integrity to work with.  Mike and I know this piece backwards andhave discussed it's merits for many a long year.  It is a masterpieceof 15th century composition, full of controlled yet at times, wilddissonances, sadly discarded when Baroque turned up.  Listen for thewild woman towards the end, bladdered on mead and doing free form. Just great.
  
  
    

I still say this is the greatest musical accomplishment in the historyof our species. I simply cannot encompass the mind that put thistogether in such unerring detail.

Re: [newmellotrongroup] YouTube Submission: Spem In Alium

2010-01-19 by lsf5275@aol.com

It's a bitch to hum as well.
 
 
In a message dated 1/18/2010 3:40:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tronbros@aol.com writes:

Spem In  A is really a hard piece to pull off without the words  so Mike 
has had a challenge

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