This is the Project on Eileens Poem "The Colour of the rain"

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Permalink Reply by Eileen van Zyl on December 8, 2008 at 7:20am

I like your idea. Is it perhaps possible to modulate to a major key where the "message of hope" comes?
Very very nice :-)

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Permalink Reply by Conny on December 8, 2008 at 8:22pm

hi Eileen, did you mean like that? I tryed an experiment with the sibelius and changed the instruments in Strings and Marimba (Europe meets Africa) hear it below.

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• The Colour Of The Rain. a Major marimba and strings.mp3, 884 KB

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Permalink Reply by Carsten Trotzkowski on December 9, 2008 at 12:20am

Moin, Conny,

the melody is something I like very much. It develops in a sophisticated line and drags me inside that song - this one really has potential.

Two points I would like to put on display for discussion:

* Although Lucky and his friends are the real experts on marimba, I would say that you are using that African instrument in a European way. Since a voice already will sing melody, marimba should be for rhythmic patterns with fast melody fragments. I try to arrange the things to sing seldom unisono with an instrument, for a percussive one will cause timing problems with the voice, and a legato instrument might plaster the expression and text reception.

* If Eileen's first impression is right, it may be a good idea to enhance that major key discussion even further. What, if you left the verses like they are, in minor style, then brigde to a parallel tonatily to do the whole refrain all (!) in major key, with the same (!) melody. You know, some very successful Eurovision Song Contest songs worked that way :-D You'll need to apply a very fat drums sound with large reverb to the chorus then....

Say - suitcase anpacked again partially, because it got packed much tooooo early before the flight, and some things you've put in there were still needed in daily life ??? :-)))))

:-) Carsten (-:

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Permalink Reply by Conny on December 8, 2008 at 8:29pm

here you find the lyrics from Eileen, i only changed the refrain (at the time). Now see, if we get the song without much change on Eileens words which are very strong and nice. Thank you Eileen , allowing me to use your Lyrics. Conny

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• The colour of the rain.doc, 333 KB

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Permalink Reply by Eileen van Zyl on January 14, 2009 at 8:55am

Hi Conny - sorry for my late reply - I like it. It is very nice. that was the similar sort of idea that I had :)

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Permalink Reply by Conny on February 18, 2009 at 11:10pm

Hi, we worked a bit more on the melodie. So what you hear is the introducion (Refrain), first strophe, Refrain.
I tryed to mix international instrument for the sound for to have the possibility of all the friends of the comunity can join us.
So the sitar (for Indian friends), the marimba (for Lucky), Piano (maybe Vladimir - who is helping me realising all this), Celesta and Cembalo (i dont know who). But maybe we should try to contact "Klassik Radio" if they will join such a wonderful Projekt with playing some Melodies with the Klassik Radio Pops (with Nick Rain). Tell me what you think about the idea and the Melodie . I hope i can upload a midi file. See and hear you soon .

Conny

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• The Colour Of The Rain Strophe 1_a major Sib4.mid, 13 KB

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Permalink Reply by Conny on February 21, 2009 at 11:16pm

I have modificated the Lyrics of Eileen a little bit for to fit into the melodie. Hope it is ok and you like the new Lyrics. The complete Music will come hopefully soon. Until now all you hear are only fragments to be modificated.

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