choir
Song: Faith
Technically, I don’t know where this fits musically; the main melody isn’t even a melody – it’s a simple chord progression. The 2nd section is a 4-part harmony (even correctly harmonized for the most part), and the final section is distinctly modern. The instrument mix is all over the place but was designed to be largely “churchy” in nature (hence the organ and choir throughout). The percussion was added as an afterthought because I felt it added some oomph to the epic sections of the song in a way only percussion can do…
Song: Hidden Tears
“Hidden Tears” was originally designed as an a capella choir piece, but because it lost so much in transition to MIDI I added string accompaniment to the 2nd half and filled out the choir (to try and make it sound more full). For a MIDI choral number I’m impressed with how well the harmony is preserved. The emotion of the piece is striking (largely a by-product of the simplicity of the arrangement) and if I ever get the means to record a real choir doing the original version, you can bet it will show up here first…
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