Travis Conrad » the Grand http://www.travisconrad.com Lyricist. Painter. Composer. Writer. Philosopher. Poet. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 A Harp Seems Appropriate http://www.travisconrad.com/2010/01/a-harp-seems-appropriate/ http://www.travisconrad.com/2010/01/a-harp-seems-appropriate/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:27:39 +0000 Travis http://www.travisconrad.com/?p=279 So I started working on my elegy composition and I’ve been exploring a lot of different avenues. It has to be well composed, fluent throughout and above all, beautiful. While experimenting on the piano I stumbled upon a melody containing only five different notes, and it was just the ticket. Just the sound I’d been looking for. And it occurred to me, why not make the entire opening using a pentatonic scale?
And so I did.

This is the opening ten bars, it really sets the mood for the whole composition. And I have to say it, I really love the harp as an instrument. It’s perfect in so many ways. I could listen to harp music all day, and I’m sure one day I’ll make a playlist full of it and do just that. So yea, this is the pentatonic harp opening. So lush, I’m very happy with it.

Off to see the Last 5 Years at the Grand tonight. Word on the street is it’s pretty good. I’m fond of Jason Robert Brown’s work for the most part. What I’ve seen of 13 I wasn’t too crazy about but I never really gave it an honest chance. But the Last 5 Years…. so good.

-Travis Conrad

P.S. Tip of the day: Don’t put zuccini… zuccini? zuchini? zucchini? zucchini….. don’t put it in soup. Adds little taste and ends up looking like pickles. #gag

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