Hamilton
Title: Apollo Lee – Hamilton
Date: July 24, 2008
Software: Logic Pro 8
Genre: Ambient
Timing: 8:48 @ 40 bpm
What I Like About It
- The instrument takes a while to float to the note. The way it builds up is gorgeous. It’s also a quiet instrument with overtones that move.
- The base harmony is C# minor Rhythm changes. The piece seems to float for a while around flavors of G# and then A, but soars around the tensions gracefully.
- The bass notes are big and deep, but don’t wash out the highs of the rest of the notes.
- At first, I set the treble harmonies in the octave just below middle C. Just before I recorded this, I tried positioning the non-bass notes an octave higher. That stretched out the piece and helps it to glide.
What I Don’t Like About It
- I had to compress the piece to get the volume up without distorting it. I think it may be a bit too quiet, even still.
- The transition of the final cadence throws the ear a little bit. I was aiming for a perfect authentic cadence (G#7 -< C#m7). I came close, but maybe it should just have been C#m with a C# on top (instead of B, which is the b7).
3.here’s almost enough dissonance/consonance contrast, but not quite.
Note: These are rough drafts. Constructive criticism is welcomed, of course.
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