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Mark Taylor - Reverie of Angels

from Smithsonian Treasures by Cities and Memory

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Piece based on Angel from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery (1887).

The inspiration for the music came very much from the background story behind the picture – Abbott Henderson’s angels are recognised for their ethereal qualities and this particular one of his daughter, Mary, was also meant as an allegory for hope and spirituality.

There is a certain purity, naturalness and simplicity to the image so I created the whole piece of music from just one straightforward motif to try and reflect this. Strings, choral voices and tuned percussion combine to create a hopefully uplifting, ethereal and thoughtful atmosphere.

Software used:
Camel Audio’s Alchemy – featuring sounds created by Simon Stockhausen and Martin Walker.
Kontakt 6 sampler – featuring sounds from Dan Wilson at hideaway Studio
DAW – Sonar X3

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from Smithsonian Treasures, released June 1, 2020

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Cities and Memory Oxford, UK

Cities and Memory is one of the world’s biggest sound projects, a global, collaborative sound art and field recording programme with the aim of remixing the world, one sound at a time. It covers more than 100 countries and territories with 5,000+ sounds and more than 1,000 contributing artists.
Thousands of field recordings, recomposed and reimagined by artists around the world.
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