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Post by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h on Feb 7, 2019 14:13:49 GMT -6
Send me your favorite Talossan texts (no nonesense-texts), and I'll write and multi-track record Talossan-language choral music for the ages...
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Post by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h on Feb 7, 2019 14:14:52 GMT -6
Along with your Talossan texts, send an English translation (line-for-line), and I'll be able to easily put together a word-for-word translation to include in the edition.
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Ián Tamorán S.H.
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Proud Philosopher of Talossa
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Post by Ián Tamorán S.H. on Feb 7, 2019 15:51:34 GMT -6
IMHO The first text we should honour in this way is the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
I quote from Ma la Mha in Ün Guiza Compläts àl Glheƿ Talossan:
Toct i esteirs ƿumaes sint // All human beings are
nascats liverats es equais // born free and equal
in la zignità es els drepts. // in dignity and rights.
Os sint amac'htats avetz // They are endowed with
el säpençéu es la cunschençù // reason and conscience
es fossent actarh // and should act
l'iens à l'altreu // toward one another
in ün atitüd da viensqab. // in a spirit of brotherhood.
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Ián Tamorán S.H.
Chief Justice of the Uppermost Court
Proud Philosopher of Talossa
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Talossan Since: 9-27-2010
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Post by Ián Tamorán S.H. on Feb 7, 2019 16:12:41 GMT -6
Possibly - even though it is in Old Talossan - the first line of The Lord's prayer:
Ar Phatreu, qi isch à çéu, sanctificaðuâ estadra Tù nhômina
This might make a good chant-like phrase - a repeated cannon, a fugue?
Have a listen to Lux Aurumque (Eric Whitaker) which is, also, a model you could use. Eight-part harmony?
What do you mean, in this context, by "choral"? I have conducted several choirs (and written choral music myself), and it seems that the only thing in common with instances of the word "choral" is "uses the (possibly) human voice".
Go for it, Gödafrïeu! I look forward to hearing your compositions!
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Post by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h on Feb 8, 2019 9:53:49 GMT -6
SATB is what I have in mind. The text will dictate style, etc.
I am so much cooler than Eric Whitacre. ;-)
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Ián Tamorán S.H.
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Proud Philosopher of Talossa
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Talossan Since: 9-27-2010
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Post by Ián Tamorán S.H. on Feb 8, 2019 15:29:09 GMT -6
SATB is what I have in mind. The text will dictate style, etc. I am so much cooler than Eric Whitacre. ;-)  Given the population bias within Talossa, maybe it should be A-T-Bar-B ... then we could get the singers together ... though, to be fair, we do also have S. For various bizarre reasons, my natural voice is (well, used to be - it's gradually disappearing. Bl**dy old age!) low Tenor, but I sang Alto in a male voice quartet (that had five members - yes, I know, I know...) and after some years of conducting a ladies choir I can sing (at a bit of a pinch) second soprano. Hmmm (thinks...) shall I insist upon your writing a fugue? |
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Post by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h on Feb 11, 2019 23:53:46 GMT -6
SATB is what I have in mind. The text will dictate style, etc. I am so much cooler than Eric Whitacre. ;-) Given the population bias within Talossa, maybe it should be A-T-Bar-B ... then we could get the singers together ... though, to be fair, we do also have S. For various bizarre reasons, my natural voice is (well, used to be - it's gradually disappearing. Bl**dy old age!) low Tenor, but I sang Alto in a male voice quartet (that had five members - yes, I know, I know...) and after some years of conducting a ladies choir I can sing (at a bit of a pinch) second soprano. Hmmm (thinks...) shall I insist upon your writing a fugue? I think to start off with, something more like a national hymn would be quite nice. |
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Post by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h on Feb 13, 2019 17:11:38 GMT -6
IMHO The first text we should honour in this way is the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I quote from Ma la Mha in Ün Guiza Compläts àl Glheƿ Talossan: Toct i esteirs ƿumaes sint // All human beings arenascats liverats es equais // born free and equalin la zignità es els drepts. // in dignity and rights.Os sint amac'htats avetz // They are endowed withel säpençéu es la cunschençù // reason and consciencees fossent actarh // and should actl'iens à l'altreu // toward one anotherin ün atitüd da viensqab. // in a spirit of brotherhood. If you or Daph could get me a recording of either of you reading same, it would help immensely. Many thanks in advance! |
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Given the population bias within Talossa, maybe it should be A-T-Bar-B ... then we could get the singers together ... though, to be fair, we do also have S. For various bizarre reasons, my natural voice is (well, used to be - it's gradually disappearing. Bl**dy old age!) low Tenor, but I sang Alto in a male voice quartet (that had five members - yes, I know, I know...) and after some years of conducting a ladies choir I can sing (at a bit of a pinch) second soprano.