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OT: Gloria Patri

OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-10 by Mike Dickson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6MdBEMdVg

From the album 'Basilica' - www.mikedickson.org.uk/basilica

I suppose this is how Thomas Tallis might have sounded if he had access to an Eminent, and Elka Rhapsody, a Korg PE2000 and a Freeman String Symphonizer.

I really love this piece - it has a really out-of-sorts harmony near the beginning and never lets up from that angular beginning. The bass works as a counterpoint to the main melody (as opposed to just being an accompaniment) and the tenor and alto lines act almost like a call-and-response.

He got a lot of mileage out of four voices, our Tommy did.
-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ 
Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson                  
Or http://soundcloud.com/mikedickson
Or http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd4.htm#mikedickson   
Or http://www.myspace.com/mellotronworks

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-10 by lsf5275@aol.com

Mike, as you know, I, like so many, am a huge fan of your work. Accessing it through you tube is just great. I am very much looking forward to Basilica. Great stuff!
Frank
In a message dated 1/10/2011 3:28:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6MdBEMdVg

From the album 'Basilica' - www.mikedickson.org.uk/basilica

I suppose this is how Thomas Tallis might have sounded if he had access to an Eminent, and Elka Rhapsody, a Korg PE2000 and a Freeman String Symphonizer.

I really love this piece - it has a really out-of-sorts harmony near the beginning and never lets up from that angular beginning. The bass works as a counterpoint to the main melody (as opposed to just being an accompaniment) and the tenor and alto lines act almost like a call-and-response.

He got a lot of mileage out of four voices, our Tommy did.

-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ 
Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson                  
Or http://soundcloud.com/mikedickson
Or http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd4.htm#mikedickson   
Or http://www.myspace.com/mellotronworks

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-10 by Mike Dickson

Thanks, Frank.

May the skin of your arse never cover a banjo.

Mike

On 10/01/2011 20:37, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:

Mike, as you know, I, like so many, am a huge fan of your work. Accessing it through you tube is just great. I am very much looking forward to Basilica. Great stuff!
Frank



Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-10 by Thomas C. Doncourt

unless you are sitting on it -the best thing one can do to a banjo

> Thanks, Frank.
>
> May the skin of your arse never cover a banjo.
>
> Mike
>
> On 10/01/2011 20:37, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Mike, as you know, I, like so many, am a huge fan of your work.
>> Accessing it through you tube is just great. I am very much looking
>> forward to Basilica. Great stuff!
>> Frank
>
>
>
>

RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-11 by Gary Brumm

I used to have a Freeman String Synth….I haven’t seen one since the 70’s or early 80’s….quite heavy as I recall……..

Gary

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 12:00 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6MdBEMdVg

From the album 'Basilica' - www.mikedickson.org.uk/basilica

I suppose this is how Thomas Tallis might have sounded if he had access to an Eminent, and Elka Rhapsody, a Korg PE2000 and a Freeman String Symphonizer.

I really love this piece - it has a really out-of-sorts harmony near the beginning and never lets up from that angular beginning. The bass works as a counterpoint to the main melody (as opposed to just being an accompaniment) and the tenor and alto lines act almost like a call-and-response.

He got a lot of mileage out of four voices, our Tommy did.

-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
  
Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ 
Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson                  
Or http://soundcloud.com/mikedickson
Or http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd4.htm#mikedickson   
Or http://www.myspace.com/mellotronworks

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-11 by Tony

I worked on quite a few of them during that time period.
As usual when properly maintained/tuned, they were fun to play.
About as portable as a Rhodes too, IE not very.
Me, I got stuck with a Gleeman, a high priced door stop, for sale too.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Brumm
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 7:35 PM
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

I used to have a Freeman String Synth….I haven’t seen one since the 70’s or early 80’s….quite heavy as I recall……..

Gary

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 12:00 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb6MdBEMdVg

From the album 'Basilica' - www.mikedickson.org.uk/basilica

I suppose this is how Thomas Tallis might have sounded if he had access to an Eminent, and Elka Rhapsody, a Korg PE2000 and a Freeman String Symphonizer.

I really love this piece - it has a really out-of-sorts harmony near the beginning and never lets up from that angular beginning. The bass works as a counterpoint to the main melody (as opposed to just being an accompaniment) and the tenor and alto lines act almost like a call-and-response.

He got a lot of mileage out of four voices, our Tommy did.

-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
  
Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ 
Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson                  
Or http://soundcloud.com/mikedickson
Or http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd4.htm#mikedickson   
Or http://www.myspace.com/mellotronworks

OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-11 by Berington Van Campen

Beautiful work, Mike! As usual! yes, please add another fan to your list, a long one, I'm sure!
I was fired up to see Tallis's name. If you're a Tallis lover, you may know a gorgeous piece by Ralph Von Williams called "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis." An amazing, kind of melancholy feel to start, switching easily between minor and major elements. In early '80s, I was hired by Oscar-winner producer Saul Bass to reproduce the first 3 or so mins. of it on keyboards; he wanted to hear if it could be done w/out orchestra. So with M-400 #1485, a Memory-Moog synth, Mini-Moog & a small Roland M-101 synth, I recorded to 8-track tape(!). Sounded pretty decent. In 1983, he wanted "Neptune" from Holst's "The Planets" as part of my score for his film "Quest." HUGE challenge! LOTS of Mellotron; in fact, the main titles were just a MiniMoog bass pulse, with Mellotron solo flute, flanged 3-violins & a bit of 8-choir over it. Very simple... some fun pitch-bending, too, that a flute would never do.
Wonderful work, Mike! Thank you for posting it!
Here's a YouTube performance of the Tallis Fantasia, for you all to enjoy. Fine piece!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7nJL1hpUU

Wow! Just googled this... didn't even know it was on You Tube til now! Saul Bass film "Quest" (in 2 parts). Beautifully shot, but doesn't LOOK so great on computer... it's very jumpy & out of sync, at least on mine, but there's lots of Mellotron in there for ya! Mostly flutes, violins, and occasional choirs. Long sustains were on Mini & MemoryMoog, but the 'Tron's never far away. Pt 2 starts w "Neptune." Enjoy!

Cheers!
Berington

Berington Van Campen
Van Campen Productions / V.C.MusiCorp / BEATUNES Beatles Tribute
VCMusiCorp1@yahoo.com
(626) 458-4474 Home/Office
www.myspace.com/berington
www.facebook.com/berington

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri

2011-01-11 by Mike Dickson

Hi there Berrington -

On 11/01/2011 16:49, Berington Van Campen wrote:

Beautiful work, Mike! As usual! yes, please add another fan to your list, a long one, I'm sure!
I was fired up to see Tallis's name. If you're a Tallis lover, you may know a gorgeous piece by Ralph Von Williams called "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis." An amazing, kind of melancholy feel to start, switching easily between minor and major elements. In early '80s, I was hired by Oscar-winner producer Saul Bass to reproduce the first 3 or so mins. of it on keyboards; he wanted to hear if it could be done w/out orchestra. So with M-400 #1485, a Memory-Moog synth, Mini-Moog & a small Roland M-101 synth, I recorded to 8-track tape(!). Sounded pretty decent. In 1983, he wanted "Neptune" from Holst's "The Planets" as part of my score for his film "Quest." HUGE challenge! LOTS of Mellotron; in fact, the main titles were just a MiniMoog bass pulse, with Mellotron solo flute, flanged 3-violins & a bit of 8-choir over it. Very simple... some fun pitch-bending, too, that a flute would never do.
Wonderful work, Mike! Thank you for posting it!
Here's a YouTube performance of the Tallis Fantasia, for you all to enjoy. Fine piece!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7nJL1hpUU


You must have been living under a rock. :-)

I recorded an album called 'mellotronworks' which a Mellotron-only take on some of the better-known classical works. The last track on the album 'proper' is....RVW's 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis'.

You can find it here. For nothing:

http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/mellotronworks/fantasia.html

The rest of the album features

  • Mars, The Bringer of War (Holst)
  • Adagio in G minor (Albinoni/Giazotto)
  • Adagio for Strings (Barber)
  • Air on The G String (JS Bach)
  • Canon in D major (Pachelbel)

and bonus tracks
  • Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)
  • Nimrod (Enigma 9) (Elgar)
  • Sheep May Safely Graze (JS Bach)
  • Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
  • Hallelujah Chorus (Handel)
The whole album is here:

http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/mellotronworks

Enjoy it!

-- 
Mike Dickson, Edinburgh

Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ 
Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson                  
Or http://soundcloud.com/mikedickson
Or http://www.planetmellotron.com/revd4.htm#mikedickson   
Or http://www.myspace.com/mellotronworks





Quest

2011-01-11 by Robert

I watched both parts. Previously, I never heard of this film? Great soundtrack Berington; excellent work !

Robert


--- On Tue, 1/11/11, Berington Van Campen <vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Berington Van Campen <vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 11:49 AM

Beautiful work, Mike! As usual! yes, please add another fan to your list, a long one, I'm sure!
I was fired up to see Tallis's name. If you're a Tallis lover, you may know a gorgeous piece by Ralph Von Williams called "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis." An amazing, kind of melancholy feel to start, switching easily between minor and major elements. In early '80s, I was hired by Oscar-winner producer Saul Bass to reproduce the first 3 or so mins. of it on keyboards; he wanted to hear if it could be done w/out orchestra. So with M-400 #1485, a Memory-Moog synth, Mini-Moog & a small Roland M-101 synth, I recorded to 8-track tape(!). Sounded pretty decent. In 1983, he wanted "Neptune" from Holst's "The Planets" as part of my score for his film "Quest." HUGE challenge! LOTS of Mellotron; in fact, the main titles were just a MiniMoog bass pulse, with Mellotron solo flute, flanged 3-violins & a bit of 8-choir over it. Very simple... some fun pitch-bending, too, that a flute would never do.
Wonderful work, Mike! Thank you for posting it!
Here's a YouTube performance of the Tallis Fantasia, for you all to enjoy. Fine piece!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7nJL1hpUU

Wow! Just googled this... didn't even know it was on You Tube til now! Saul Bass film "Quest" (in 2 parts). Beautifully shot, but doesn't LOOK so great on computer... it's very jumpy & out of sync, at least on mine, but there's lots of Mellotron in there for ya! Mostly flutes, violins, and occasional choirs. Long sustains were on Mini & MemoryMoog, but the 'Tron's never far away. Pt 2 starts w "Neptune." Enjoy!

Cheers!
Berington

Berington Van Campen
Van Campen Productions / V.C.MusiCorp / BEATUNES Beatles Tribute
VCMusiCorp1@yahoo.com
(626) 458-4474 Home/Office
www.myspace.com/berington
www.facebook.com/berington


Re: [newmellotrongroup] Quest

2011-01-12 by Bruce Daily

Hi all-
Very nice soundtrack, Berington! Lovely pitchbends.
The film is loosely based on the Bradbury short story "Frost and Fire", found in his book "R is for Rocket". It is one of my favorites, and worth reading.
-Bruce Daily


--- On Tue, 1/11/11, Robert <rmrmax@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Robert <rmrmax@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Quest
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 1:11 PM

I watched both parts. Previously, I never heard of this film? Great soundtrack Berington; excellent work !

Robert


--- On Tue, 1/11/11, Berington Van Campen <vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Berington Van Campen <vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT: Gloria Patri
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 11:49 AM

Beautiful work, Mike! As usual! yes, please add another fan to your list, a long one, I'm sure!
I was fired up to see Tallis's name. If you're a Tallis lover, you may know a gorgeous piece by Ralph Von Williams called "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis." An amazing, kind of melancholy feel to start, switching easily between minor and major elements. In early '80s, I was hired by Oscar-winner producer Saul Bass to reproduce the first 3 or so mins. of it on keyboards; he wanted to hear if it could be done w/out orchestra. So with M-400 #1485, a Memory-Moog synth, Mini-Moog & a small Roland M-101 synth, I recorded to 8-track tape(!). Sounded pretty decent. In 1983, he wanted "Neptune" from Holst's "The Planets" as part of my score for his film "Quest." HUGE challenge! LOTS of Mellotron; in fact, the main titles were just a MiniMoog bass pulse, with Mellotron solo flute, flanged 3-violins & a bit of 8-choir over it. Very simple... some fun pitch-bending, too, that a flute would never do.
Wonderful work, Mike! Thank you for posting it!
Here's a YouTube performance of the Tallis Fantasia, for you all to enjoy. Fine piece!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y7nJL1hpUU

Wow! Just googled this... didn't even know it was on You Tube til now! Saul Bass film "Quest" (in 2 parts). Beautifully shot, but doesn't LOOK so great on computer... it's very jumpy & out of sync, at least on mine, but there's lots of Mellotron in there for ya! Mostly flutes, violins, and occasional choirs. Long sustains were on Mini & MemoryMoog, but the 'Tron's never far away. Pt 2 starts w "Neptune." Enjoy!

Cheers!
Berington

Berington Van Campen
Van Campen Productions / V.C.MusiCorp / BEATUNES Beatles Tribute
VCMusiCorp1@yahoo.com
(626) 458-4474 Home/Office
www.myspace.com/berington
www.facebook.com/berington