by Katherine Bloom
Episodes
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Mandarin Metal
Mandarin Metal is the first piece of a series, the Destinations, inspired by travel experiences.
"I've become fascinated by the possibilities of portraying places in the world with my music. This piece, Mandarin Metal, was being developed when I thought of creating modern music about foreign, ancient, as well as modern destinations. I have studied and kept keen interest in art history ideas, this was composed with concurrent past, present and future histories in mind, and offered a new category to explore, Music for Places, Destinations."
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
This piece constitutes the first stage in composing "Down In Argentina", the basic keyboard with chords and notes. The seed, although it stands on its own. I find the melody, harmony, chords, timing etc. can be formulated using the piano/keyboard, and often my work begins that way. mustard seed or something.
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
The arrangement here came about half-way through the year-long composing, and notation process. In this version the overdrive guitar lends a sophisticated edge.
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
This music is written in standard notation, scores can be utilized with varying instrumentation. The version here is the final after the exploration of several arrangements represented by the previous 2 podcast posts.
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Tuesday May 03, 2016
Tuesday May 03, 2016
Thursday Sep 24, 2015
Thursday Sep 24, 2015
in the woods at berry ridge gypsy cats pitched camp and lived
apples in the trees brought birds who came for bees
but then in middle autumn the urge for going got 'em
their tails are long and sweeping
those left behind were weeping
we brought them home and fed them cheese and tunafish, they're sleeping.
Gypsy Cat Lyrics
Look at us leap for the moon
Look at us jump and
Twirl our tails around!
"hello" we will say
"are you going to come my way?
do you have some treats today?
we can eat and we can play-ay
Oh weeeeeee
are happy to be here
and never miss a single chance
to run and jump and join the dance
come and join in prancing, dancing, romancing
purring, demuring
we sing
the purrfect little song
La La La we're gypsy cats
La La La we're gypsy cats
we can't help but love it
and we are far above it
La La La we're gypsy cats
La La La we're gypsy cats
Hello we always say
We'd like to have some food today
La La La we're gypsy cats
Oh weeeeee
are happy to be here
We never miss a single word
and I just might catch that bird!
Here we are a-prancing
dancing, romancing
and purring, demuring
we sing
the purrfect little song
La La La we're gypsy cats
La La La we're gypsy cats
we can't help but love it
because we jump above it
La La La we're gypsy cats!
"Gypsy Cats" composed, arranged, recorded by Katherine Bloom
Story and Lyrics by Katherine Bloom
"Gypsy Cats" artwork by Katherine Bloom
©K.A.Bloom 2014
Wednesday Jul 29, 2015
Wednesday Jul 29, 2015
Thursday May 14, 2015
Thursday May 14, 2015
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Eee = 'all that i am is not physical, my mind and my emotions'
Nu = 'my physical body'
Rah = 'my soul'
Zay = 'in the company of angels'
Music composed, arranged, recorded by Katherine Bloom
Artwork "Musica Spirita" by Katherine Bloom
_________©K.A.Bloom 2013_________
"ee-nuh-rah-zay" is a chant for invoking angels
as shown HERE.