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fave it Contemporary | Orchestral
12 tracks | 49 minutes
Released Oct 2006
on Graywave
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:20 Prelude BUY MP3 05:20 Prelude "GIFT MP3" 05:20 Prelude
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Wounds BUY MP3 03:37 Wounds "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Wounds
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:07 Miasma BUY MP3 06:07 Miasma "GIFT MP3" 06:07 Miasma
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:18 Ago BUY MP3 06:18 Ago "GIFT MP3" 06:18 Ago
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:17 In Significance BUY MP3 03:17 In Significance "GIFT MP3" 03:17 In Significance
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:45 Words Away BUY MP3 04:45 Words Away "GIFT MP3" 04:45 Words Away
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:57 SQ I BUY MP3 01:57 SQ I "GIFT MP3" 01:57 SQ I
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:46 SQ II BUY MP3 02:46 SQ II "GIFT MP3" 02:46 SQ II
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:30 SQ III BUY MP3 01:30 SQ III "GIFT MP3" 01:30 SQ III
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:18 TLM FREE 04:18 TLM "GIFT MP3" 04:18 TLM
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 Spectre BUY MP3 04:20 Spectre "GIFT MP3" 04:20 Spectre
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:41 Purple's Chase BUY MP3 05:41 Purple's Chase "GIFT MP3" 05:41 Purple's Chase
Epic Orchestral Music. It's been described as 'Beethoven meets John Williams'. An incredible full length Powerful score by a 23 year old composer that fuses Beautiful Melodies with Crushing Roars.
Bio / Background
Hey Everyone!
Go to http://www.waltribeiro.net to download 'TLM' (Track 10) for FREE for a limited time only!
I wrote this album written to be performed by an 80 piece orchestra.
I couldn't get an orchestra to play my music, so I had to sample my handwritten scores in order for them to come to life. Purchasing the CD will help support me in my direction to get a real orchestra to play my music.
I appreciate everyone's support! You all mean so much to me.
The album, titled 'I.I', is a 50 minute score consisting of 12 compositions that can stand on their own, but are ultimately part of a whole. The first piece 'Prelude' introduces the melodies of the next 11 compositions, which then gently interweave in and out of each other, even hinting at the compositions in my next album.
I began writing the score in March 2005, completed by April 2006, and then had a product with no one to perform it. When the idea of using samples occured to me, I was unsure but excited.
↓ more ↓I wanted the music to appeal to those who just want to sit, relax, and not have to 'think' when listening to an orchestra.
'I.I' consists of 7 orchestral, 2 piano, and 3 string quartet pieces - an album that fuses beautiful melodies with crushing roars. Having all orchestral pieces would have been ineffective. You need peaks and valleys. It makes the pianos whisper, and the fortissimos roar.
The response has been incredible. I hope to release some demos for the next CD at a later point. That's where the real fun starts - everything developes (Truly, I'm extremely excited about it. I'm Psyched!).
Thanks guys for everything. I'll keep you all posted.
Best.
-wr
Walt has been featured in Don’t Magazine in London, England,
Upstage Magazine, interviewed by Rob Lardie, the features editor for Canada’s CD Reviews By You, and been acclaimed by Kevin Alfoldy of Lostatsea.com : “Probably one of the more interesting things I’ve received.”
Walt was featured on episode 17 of local support. Hosted by Jon Solomon of the Philadelphia City Paper --- www.keepingscoreathome.com
Walt Ribeiro was featured in SJ Faces of the Courier Post. Interview by Robert Baxter --- Courier Post
Walt Ribeiro: “The CD’s success is not due to the music alone. I have a great time doing what I do, and people resonate to that.”
“I didn’t want to polish the recording too much - flaws create realism. I just wanted to keep it simple, powerful, and sounding natural. I felt in an orchestral setting that volume automation or compression would have killed the realism of the instruments. Acoustically, there’s certain information being created when an attack is strengthened or weakened - anyone will tell you that dynamics make the piece come alive.”
WALT RIBEIRO BIOGRAPHY
Ribeiro started playing guitar at 16, he worked hard on his playing technique, transcribing, and arranging. As his works improved and the technology developed, Walt believed that his vision could become reality. “It’s challenging being an independent musician and wanting people to experience your music and feel for it in the same way you do. I needed a vehicle to let people hear my works.”
Having studied both locally in Camden County and at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, he developed his skills in MIDI orchestration and production. Walt is also an accomplished teacher of over a hundred students – with lessons ranging from orchestration and ear training to guitar and recording techniques. “You don’t know something well enough unless you can teach it to somebody, and that’s where I learned things the most, was through my students.”
So sit back and listen, for your ear is an incredible instrument. You may even hear melodies from I.II, who knows.
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