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diff --git a/album/sburb.yaml b/album/sburb.yaml index 5a1642d8..e0ab267b 100644 --- a/album/sburb.yaml +++ b/album/sburb.yaml @@ -100,12 +100,14 @@ Additional Files: --- Section: Sburb --- -Track: The Prelude +Track: Prelude +Directory: the-prelude +Always Reference By Directory: true Additional Names: - Name: >- - Prelude + The Prelude Annotation: >- - [Bandcamp rerelease](https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/prelude) + [original release](https://web.archive.org/web/20110717134809/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/the-prelude) Contributors: - Erik Scheele (performance) Duration: '1:43' @@ -145,11 +147,11 @@ Sheet Music Files: Commentary: |- <i>James Dever:</i> (composer's notes) - This song begins with a c minor chord that both resolves [[The Prelude|the last piece]] and immediately sets the mood for this piece. Genesis marks the beginning of the biblical terms as well. The Book of Genesis is the first book of both the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. It is interpreted as the Chosen People being lead to the Promised Land. Sburb is the pathway that leads the kids into the game that is suppose to eventually grow a new universe. It starts off quietly and builds into a fast paced journey. Genesis also introduces my favorite music technique: hemiolas. The right hand plays a melody in triplets while the left hand harmonizes in eighth notes. This creates a strange rhythm and continues the juxtaposition theme created in [[The Prelude]]'s chords. Continuing the concept of two extremes but together, the song goes into legato, quiet phrases that are immediately followed by staccato, loud phrases. + This song begins with a c minor chord that both resolves [[track:the-prelude|the last piece]] and immediately sets the mood for this piece. Genesis marks the beginning of the biblical terms as well. The Book of Genesis is the first book of both the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. It is interpreted as the Chosen People being lead to the Promised Land. Sburb is the pathway that leads the kids into the game that is suppose to eventually grow a new universe. It starts off quietly and builds into a fast paced journey. Genesis also introduces my favorite music technique: hemiolas. The right hand plays a melody in triplets while the left hand harmonizes in eighth notes. This creates a strange rhythm and continues the juxtaposition theme created in [[track:the-prelude|The Prelude]]'s chords. Continuing the concept of two extremes but together, the song goes into legato, quiet phrases that are immediately followed by staccato, loud phrases. <i>James Dever:</i> (Bandcamp rerelease) - [[The Prelude|The previous track]] sets up the resolution that the opening measures provide here. This movement introduces the two against three polyrhythm idea that continues throughout the album as well as a few choice hemiolas. Coming from a percussion background, I find a lot of melodic potential in rhythmic content and this whole suite was a place for me to test that out. + [[track:the-prelude|The previous track]] sets up the resolution that the opening measures provide here. This movement introduces the two against three polyrhythm idea that continues throughout the album as well as a few choice hemiolas. Coming from a percussion background, I find a lot of melodic potential in rhythmic content and this whole suite was a place for me to test that out. --- Track: Eden Contributors: @@ -322,12 +324,12 @@ Commentary: |- --- Section: Revelations --- -Track: Revelations I +Track: Revelations, I Additional Names: - Name: >- - Revelations, I + Revelations I Annotation: >- - [Bandcamp rerelease](https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-i) + [original release](https://web.archive.org/web/20110717155046/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-i) Contributors: - Erik Scheele (performance) Duration: '1:07' @@ -351,12 +353,12 @@ Commentary: |- Revelations is a three part finale that is completely centered on the sextuplet dominant/tonic motive introduced earlier in the album. Each movement was more exploration of how I can use the same general accompaniment but completely change the melody. --- -Track: Revelations II +Track: Revelations, II Additional Names: - Name: >- - Revelations, II + Revelations II Annotation: >- - [Bandcamp rerelease](https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-ii) + [original release](https://web.archive.org/web/20110717134802/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-ii) Contributors: - Erik Scheele (performance) Duration: '2:41' @@ -372,12 +374,12 @@ Commentary: |- Movement II is the process of solving it almost. It's the path to enlightenment; overcoming obstacles and finding yourself along the way is part of the challenge. --- -Track: Revelations III +Track: Revelations, III Additional Names: - Name: >- - Revelations, III + Revelations III Annotation: >- - [Bandcamp rerelease](https://jamesdever.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-iii) + [original release](https://web.archive.org/web/20110717155052/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/revelations-iii) Contributors: - Erik Scheele (performance) Duration: '3:04' |