September 23, 20187 yr Hi there! I recently performed with and served as a cultural ambassador for the National Guard Orchestra of Latvia. During that time, I became very interested in Latvian culture and Latvian music. Part of their culture is the daina or short folk song/poem. I took a particularly pretty one that seemed appropriate given the end of summer and set it to music. I was listening to a lot of Satie when I wrote this, and I feel like that comes through in the accompaniment. The words are: Es uzgāju ganidama brīnum skaistu ozoliņu; Zīda saknes, zelta zari, sudrabiņa lapiņām I happened upon, while grazing, a surprisingly beautiful oak tree; Silken roots, golden branches, with little silver leaves. I also included a recording with just the vocals for reference. I'm no pro when it comes to singing, but this was fun to record. Thanks!
September 23, 20187 yr Wow, this is really beautiful music. I like the overall atmosphere of this piece. All the clusters are really good sounding. Only thing that seems unnecessary is this melodic line in measures 16-18 and 31-35.
September 28, 20187 yr Very Beautiful, I'd love to be in a reverbiant area while a choir sang this for real. I'm loving the independence of each part while as a choir sounding beautiful. I disagree with DMT because I feel like the Ahs are beautiful and make the introduction of the choir less surprising. I found myself singing the bass part, the type of bass part I love singing. They seem very important.
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