Just a dreamy improvisation that recalls an easy saunter through the woods towards the end of the fall foliage season. I love the bright autumn colors in New England, but I love even more the weeks after the leaves have turned pale or fallen, yet before the first snow. There is no quieter time for a hike, since all the leaf-peepers have returned to their cities and their busy lives, abandoning the woods to those of us who never leave them.
My wife took this picture, unknown to me, after we had spent a lovely Sunday afternoon by a swamp. Yes – Sunday by a swamp. I sure know how to show a girl a good time!
This piece makes use of similar patches on the Prophet ’08 and Poly Evolver Keyboard. The improvisation begins with a bi-timbral sound on the former and then changes to a swirling digital sound on the latter, and so forth throughout the music. The piece consists mostly of descending parallel thirds and sixths, which represent the falling leaves. At the end, both patches are combined for the chord progressions.
Instrumentation:
DSI Poly Evolver Keyboard
DSI Poly Evolver Rack
DSI Prophet ’08 Keyboard
DSI Prophet ’08 Module
Bass:
DSI Prophet ’08 Module
Hammond XPK 200L Pedal Board
Effects:
Reverb from Lexicon MX300
Performed live and recorded directly to a Tascam DR-100 MKIII Linear PCM Recorder
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