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Thanks to Screener 396 - Opportunity S210620GR

Post by cantilena » Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:43 am

I wanted to thank Screener 396 for forwarding all six of my Gregorian chant tracks!

The screener also had a couple of comments/questions that I wanted to respond to, so hopefully they see this message. : )

In the feedback for "Secret Society" they said: "I would be careful with the organ registration, it's just a tad muddy in the lower range."
- Thanks for the advice. I was going for "moody", but that can be a little close to "muddy" sometimes. lol

In the feedback for "Dark Omens" they said: "For the purposes of this listing it would also be great to have a male chorus as well as solo cantor."
- I was a little frustrated by this, but I can see how it happened. My tracks ALL featured male chorus! I used four separate tracks, attempting to make them sound like a chorus. But obviously to the screener's ear they sounded like one voice. Something to note for the future.

In the feedback for "Initiation Ceremony" they said: "I'm curious as to why you came up with more modern titles. Re-titling is certainly OK to do, for the purpose of this particular listing traditional titles (Gloria, Kyrie, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) might be very fitting."
- After watching Taxi TV and reading various opinions on titling in the forums, I decided that I would try to use titles that would evoke scenes for which these tracks might be used, or emotions that would make my tracks stand out. I definitely didn't want my track to be the 15th "Gloria" in a list, with nothing else in the title to make it unique!

The screener also left a lot of positive feedback:
"I like the initial open intervals on the organ to help set the 'medieval' tone."
"Nice job with this kyrie, good sound and good choice of organ stops."
"More good writing in this style."
"Nice job fitting the needs of this client with this piece."
"I like this a capella cathedral sound. Melismas sound great."
"More good Latin text. Your familiarity with the traditions are serving you well."
"Really nice interpretations of the Ordinary."
"Nice writing and performance all the way."
"More good stuff in this genre. Nice mix with the voice and organ, and the reverb is working well."
"Nice job again with the text and delivery."

If anyone reading this would like to hear my Gregorian chant tracks, here are the links:

Secret Society:
https://www.taxi.com/members/cYEpu7s1Rw ... et-society

Morning Prayer:
https://www.taxi.com/members/cYEpu7s1Rw ... ing-prayer

Initiation Ceremony:
https://www.taxi.com/members/cYEpu7s1Rw ... n-ceremony

Dark Omens:
https://www.taxi.com/members/cYEpu7s1Rw ... dark-omens

Band of Brothers:
https://www.taxi.com/members/cYEpu7s1Rw ... f-brothers

Midnight Mass:
https://www.taxi.com/members/cYEpu7s1Rw ... night-mass

Thanks for reading!

Andrew Gilpin
https://www.taxi.com/members/andrewgilpin
Andrew Gilpin, Composer/Arranger/Pianist / @CanadaComposer
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