Our group is back to doing Greek-focused rites for spring equinox, which is great fun, because it means I get to honor Dionysos, the happy god of wine, fertility, and general frivolity. And sure, that stuff is fun, but I've always thought there was more of a point to it, namely that your personal truth, the things you really really want and believe, can be found only after you've stripped away a lot of social graces, habits, and nicities that you've learned over your lifetime to hide yourself for the sake of convenience or livelihood.
Rhythmically, this is in the kalamatianó rhythm of a "long" beat (3 eighths) followed by 2 "short" (2 eighths) beats. To add to the chaotic nature of the sound, I am attempting to use the accordion to imitate the effect of the aulos, double-reed instruments that were always played in a pair by the same musician using a circular breathing technique, although I suspect that these lines would sound far better using that instrument. And while this is nominally in Aeolean or minor mode, it definitely doesn't stick to that sense all that closely.
All works are copyright by yours truly, but may be distributed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike 4.0. That means, in short, you can use them yourself and your grove, and play the song to your heart's content both in private and in public, but must give credit where credit is due, and if you're planning on selling something involving this song we need to talk about that first.
Comments
Kamala C. Sharan 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I’m just learning about this as of today. Just looking into it. Thank you. K. C. Sharan
Link | ReplyGrand Rapids Michigan
45908
Kamala C. Sharan 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Just looking into this. Thanks
Link | ReplyK. C. Sharan
Grand Rapids Michigan
49508
New Comment