Song #4, in Bb minor: "Cry to the Multitudes"

Before you move this to the Vocal/Choral section, let me explain the reasons I put it here:

1- The organ is replacing the awful baritone syntethyzer.

2- The bassoon doubles the voice almost constantly.

If these are not enough reasons, feel free to move it to the Vocal/Choral section. ^^

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FINALLY! After 4 days of work, the latest song in my song cycle, for baritone and orchestra, is complete.

This is almost operatic, as in it is separated between sung and recitativo parts.

The poem is by M_is_D, it suffered very slight modifications:

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Sung:

Let the masses come

Let them invade my thoughts

Make them realize the truth

Let me show them the light

And reveal my path

To human comprehension

I tell you, multitudes

Pick up your weapons

And strike the scum who talk about love

Butterflies and castles in the air

Strike the laughs off their faces

Replace them with screams of pain

Pain of the body and pain of the heart

Recitativo:

Yes! Yes! You deserve it!

The world will know

How it is like to be me!

By my hand, I will make justice

Even if only within my dream

Sung:

Do I long for art, for music

Or for achievements of great beauty?

No! My greatest wish

Is to be known

Not as a showstopper

But a heart stopper!

The world will feel – for I demand it

The acid spasms of suffering I so well know

And let the screaming women

And let the crying children come

Let them!

Let them!

Let the mis'rable beasts fall while I watch, delighted

Recitativo:

The taunting demon of hope will die under me!

Longings of sunny days and the embrace of lovers

Are Earth’s greatest Satan!

Why, you ask? They are pitiful thoughts

Which arise from fools and only fools affect

And fools must either learn or die

And quite sadly for them

Fools can never learn

Sung:

Let me show them the light

And reveal my path

To human comprehension

I know all the inferiors will gather

To curse and insult me

Beware, beware, beware!

The sadistic flame you light

Might be too strong for my control

And when it sets free

Revenge will be sweeter than sugar

And bloodier than war

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You can find the original poem here, it's the one called Cry To The Multitudes (duh :)) http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/some-poetry-1265-7.html#post90106

Here's the mp3. <-------- UPDATED: GPO

Tell me what you think!

Yup, I'm the author and am very proud Berlioz set it to music :)

I feel that this music is as excellent as the one of Song #3 in C minor, but I don't feel (perhaps from the biased POV I have) that the dramatic setting is as deep. Although it is very good music, it reminds me more of music for a battle in a Science Fiction movie, or a Fantasy movie with demons in it. I absolutely love the orchestral writing, and yet I feel each different section of the text wasn't too contrasting, because it's based on impulses. It does grab one's interest all the way, though; definitely. I just don't feel very deep emotions.

Maybe we just have different views on the same thing, in which case I don't blame you for anything and congratulate you on an excellent job and the honour I got from you working on my poem :)

I'll comment at home, i'm in computer class and the school has the site with your mp3 blocked.

later

MONSTROUS GRAVEDIGGING

For good reasons, I assure you. :P

One: No one commented on this but M_is_D.

Two: I've just spent ELEVEN HOURS GPOing it, so you BETTER listen! :P

Here's the GPO recording.

Far from perfect, but I like it. ^^

The score is A MESS. So at least for those who want to follow the poem well (might I remind you the church organ is replacing the voice) there's a PDF with the baritone (or bass, not sure) line and the lyrics at the bottom of this post.

P.S.- Count one more measure from the beginning, since there's an empty one I forgot to remove. Anyway, the "voice" is easily heard starting after the intro (at 00:41, to be more precise). :P

Can

Isn't it amazing the difference GPO can make? I would suggest putting the link to the GPO version into the original post as well, it sounds so much better.

I am not one to give long a analysis of a piece. But I will tell you I enjoyed this a lot. I see a lot of emotion in this, just not a lot of different emotions. But that is not a bad thing.

I also think you followed the mood of the poem quite well.

Very well done

Ron

you doing amazing music my freund) now I'm really interested in using GPO for myself..)

How the hell could I miss this?!

I feel suddenly very bad, this piece is absolutely divine! Loved every single bit of it :)

Very nicely done with the text that Tom

Excellent work - I like it rather a lot.

The sentiments in the poem are good, but in one or two spots the words come across a tad na

First off, I loved the word imagery! Very effective! I also liked the harmonies a lot and the orchestration was expertly done! Over-all a wonderful piece, very enjoyable to listen to!