tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-108617452024-03-07T13:52:45.625-05:00Ghost NotesWelcome to Ghost Notes. Royalty Free Impressionistic Improvisational Piano music by Composer, William Cushman, that explores different feelings and situations.
Please listen, enjoy, try to understand what I'm trying to say with the music.. and feel free to pass this gift on to others.
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My younger brother in law asked me to show him how use my recording software (Garageband) on my Apple Computer. So I put together this loop in about 5 minutes. When it was finished, he said, "sweet!". So that's what I named it. When I was putting it together, the clean feel of it made me think of the color blue, for no particular reason. I found this old painting that my oldest son, Caleb, painted a few years ago and it matches the color I was thinking of.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">"Sweet" (c) 2006 William Cushman (2:01)</span><br />
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The melody behind the hymn "Morning has broken" is an old Gaelic melody. This melody has been set with different text over the years.. but one of the most famous is '<a href="http://www.easybyte.org/morning/morning01.html" target="blank">Morning</a>', which most people associate with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Islam" target="blank">Cat Stevens</a> recording.<br />
I grew up in the Presbyterian Church, so this hymn was part of the normal repertoire of pieces that we would chorally sing, accompanied by the organist (who by the way, was my first piano teacher).<br />
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I couldn't help myself. After listening to this piece over and over as our youngest begs for yet another repetition of his Baby Einstein Dvd, I finally broke down one evening and made the piece my own.<br />
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Yes.. it's the same piece.. well, at least part of the same melody. And if you're a purist, please forgive me.. This is how I hear this beautiful work inside my head. I hope it blesses you as much as the original.<br />
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"Sing to Him a new song.."<br />
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Years ago, a friend of mine told me about a recurring dream. It was a dream about childhood and wishing that they could return to a time of innocence and delight.<br />
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I've met many people who wish they could turn back the clock. But this is not the nature of things.<br />
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We must go forth, mature and seek wisdom.. <a href="http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm" target="blank">"..put childish ways behind me.</a>"<br />
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But I seem to miss the wonderment of my youth. I don't want to forget it, or go without it forever.<br />
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How foolish am I? Compared to Eternity, I Am a child... fumbling about.. still immature and unknowing.<br />
Instead of Dreaming of the past.. we should dream of the future, when one day our clouded judgment will finally become clear.<br />
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The delight of my childhood was simple and true ..but it never left.. I just have to open my eyes to it.<br />
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The music to this idea takes a winding path.. follow it as it finds its way.<br />
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You know, one of the strangest life lessons that I need to learn and re-learn, is how small we truly are.<br />
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I mean, how weird is it to be taught our entire lives that if we apply ourselves hard enough that we can accomplish anything... only to come to the final realization that I have such a small relevance to anything in comparison to the size of this incredible universe.</div>
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And how wonderful is it to know that regardless of my size or relevance, that the One who created it all, still loves me, just for me. It is impossible to refute and it is so simple.</div>
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"For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible..."<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(</span><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=58&chapter=1&version=9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Colossians 1:16</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span><br />
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Kids are awesome.<br />
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As a father, I find myself having to adjust almost everything I do in order to accommodate their sweet interaction in my life. But I wouldn't have it any other way.<br />
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Like so many of my other compositions, this is simply a reflection of my mood at the moment. It's a bit rough and "buzzy" because it's on my iPhone, and I didn't post it before, because it's not polished, but it brings me joy, and hopefully it will bring you joy to see how my daughter acts while I'm playing. This is very normal for me.<br />
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This is the old Hymn "Without Him", written in 1961 by Mylon LeFevre when he was 17 years old in the Army. Elvis happened to hear it and make it popular.<br />
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I have the wonderful privilege of being the pianist and music director at Orange Heights Baptist Church, in Florida and periodically the congregation gets to sing this song.<br />
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I just love it. The message behind the words are so true. And the melody just makes me smile.<br />
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Here is the third and final "Drifting piece". I love this painting of the paper crane by <a href="http://arieldeandrea.com/">Ariel Deandrea</a>. Of course, (I'm a bit biased, since she is my cousin.)<br />
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As always, this music is very spiritual for me. I hope it is the same for you.<br />
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To see more paintings by Ariel, visit <a href="http://arieldeandrea.com/">http://arieldeandrea.com/</a>.
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I composed three "Drifting" pieces in the same day. This is the second one.<br />
And honestly, I love this one.. it is one of my favorites. You see, I don't plan on these compositions.. they just happen.. like a fortunate accident.<br />
This one is slightly different than the first, but they go together.. they capture the soft lilting lullaby that the water sings to us.<br />
I love these moments.. whether I am at the beach or the lake.. when the soft breeze teases across your face and all is right with the world.<br />
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My hope is that by recording these hymns without the vocals, other churches or singers can utilize these accompaniments for those cases where they do not have a pianist or other instrumentalist.<br />
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Please listen and enjoy or even sing along.. and feel free to use them as you wish.<br />
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For several years, people have asked if I could provide them with "just the accompaniment" music for many of the hymns that I play on Sundays at church. <br />
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Here's one we played last night. "Holy, Holy, Holy!" words by Reginald Heber (1783–1826) ; music by John B. Dykes (1823-1876). The overall volume is a little low, and the bass drum is a little loud. And I messed up and hit a c-natural on one the verses.. but otherwise, I think it's nice.<br />
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I hate to admit it.. but my own music actually puts me to sleep. I suppose that is why i'm inspired to compose it. Sometimes.. I just need to relax and forget the stress of this world.. and drift off into a cozy, carefree slumber. Nobody ever said that life was easy. But I have been promised that I will not be given more than I can endure. And even God takes a break sometimes.<br />
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Any chord that can be decomposed into a series of Perfect or augmented fourths is called a Quartal chord. To me, they've always sounded elusive and otherworldly.. probably because we hear them used in music used to orchestrate the Star Trek Series.<br />
I was goofing around with a G quartal chord.. and it made me think of orbiting a beautiful cloud planet.. dipping my toes into the exosphere.. marveling at God's creation..<br />
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Take a moment and listen.. do you see it..?<br />
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Today, while it was raining outside, while I was home from work with my youngest, while mommy went on a field trip with the oldest.. I tried something else. I took my iPhone and stuck it in my empty coffee cup and sat it on the edge of the piano. You can hear the baby voicing her opinion in the background.<br />
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Our roof has been leaking for years. Finally, after much prayer and patience, God has graced us with the ability to get a new roof. But right in the middle of the roofing process, with only the tar paper down, the sky opened up and soaked us with a torrential downpour. It's still a little leaky and I've been crawling around up there in-between squalls trying to plug the holes with tar.<br />
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This piano piece is nothing more than me trying to exercise patience.. just grabbing hold of something tangible and working it with my hands.. literally staring out the window into the face of the storm. But if there's one thing I've learned in my crazy life, it's that I, Me, Bill.. can't do it alone. I'm just not that cool.<br />
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Let's see if this works out.<br />
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Sometimes facing our loss is the hardest thing we ever have to do. <br />
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But sometimes it is the very action of our acknowledgment that makes us stronger and wiser.<br />
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I wrote this piece for a friend of mine during a rough time in her life. This solo piano piece captures my interpretation of her loss, the difficult climb out of the pain to a place of resolution and acceptance.<br />
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I love our new little baby girl. I especially love to watch her sleep.<br />
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Sometimes, while asleep, she smiles.. sometimes she giggles. I find myself feeling so happy while I'm watching her sweet face.<br />
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I wonder what babies dream about?<br />
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It is beautiful to see such innocence.. and it's even harder to know - that as our little one travels along through the storms of life, it is our job.. My job.. to guide her.. to protect her.. to be a guiding light for her as best as I can.<br />
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I know I can't do everything. I mean, I'm only human.. and I won't be around forever, or even able to keep up with her as she gets older.<br />
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But there is a light that will always be there.<br />
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So the most important thing that I have to do is help introduce her to my Father. The One. The Light in the dark.. Who never will let her down.. Who loves unconditionally.. Who knows her heart.<br />
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But for now, sleep and dream your wonderful baby dreams.. it's not time to be awake just yet.<br />
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Looking back over the past 9 months, it's been insane.. it feels like a million years..<br />
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Yet, time just keeps creeping along. I am so grateful for the blessings that we've had in our life.. despite this recession, despite all of problems surrounding us today.. we are truly blessed.<br />
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I lay all of my thanks and praise at the foot of the cross..<br />
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It's so easy to look forward and see the uncertain future.. but I have to remember to look back and see the beauty behind us.. all of the things that worked out..<br />
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As I turn my head, musically, metaphorically.. try to hear the sweet fragrance of His blessing.<br />
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When God created the whole universe in 6 days, He took a breather on the 7th day. It was so important that He blessed that day.<br />
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So what did He do? Did He take a nap? Or did He chill out in a cosmic armchair and enjoy His creation?<br />
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All I know is that after I've really worked hard and given my all, sometimes the best reward that I can experience is to unwind my mind at the piano. For me, making music is like curling up on the couch or eating an ice cream cone.<br />
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I don't record a lot of free-form jazz, but sometimes it just hits the spot. I think my wife knew I needed to go straight to the piano as I walked in the door..<br />
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And as soon as my fingers brushed the keys.. I felt all the tension just wash away.<br />
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And what was left.. well.. I hope it blesses you.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Easter, 2008. His Grace is Still Amazing to me.</span><br />
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"Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound" <span style="font-size: 85%;">(c) 2008 William Cushman (5:02)</span><br />
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Brett was right when he painted this.. there is nothing more beautiful in the world than a mom and her baby sleeping together.<br />
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My wife was asleep on the bed with our baby.. and I couldn't help but just stare.<br />
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The composition below came into my mind... I sat down and recorded it instantly. Yes, it's definitely slow, and meditative, but, after all, it was the middle of the night.<br />
But, my intent was to be gentle, soft. Like a baby's breathing... and also capture how special the moment was.. how perfect they looked together.<br />
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I kept thinking that this little baby in her arms, not too long ago was asleep inside of her. And here they are again... a perfect fit.<br />
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I finished the recording and wanted to know if I had woke her up with my playing..<br />
so I asked.. are you sleeping?<br />
Neither of them stirred. And kept dreaming.<br />
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A big thank you to Mark Thomson. Honestly, I haven't been able to find a single photograph that captured what I was feeling when I recorded this piece. I've been looking for about a year now. Then out of nowhere, I got a request by Mark to use my music for his slideshows.<br />
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So, I do what I normally do, I visit the requestor's website, browse through their works to get a feel for their type of art and then add their link to my blog (over on the left) and then shoot them an email giving them permission to use my music.<br />
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I knew instantly, that this photograph, "Sunrise48", was what I was looking for.<br />
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The type of Sanctity that I felt when I recorded this piece was vast. I prayed for several minutes before flipping the record switch, and then let come out the first thing that came into my heart. It was appreciation. For the creation of this planet. For life.<br />
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I hope you can hear that as well.<br />
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<br />CuShMaNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325579134494617397noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10861745.post-1154579492257263652006-08-06T01:21:00.000-04:002006-12-18T00:22:09.243-05:00On my way<a href="http://www.caroline4art.com/" target="blank"><img alt="Photo" src="http://homepage.mac.com/cushy1/onmyway/Goingmywayklein.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"<a href="http://www.caroline4art.com/" target="blank">Going my way" Watercolor © Verhagen 2004</a></span><br /><br />So, to quote <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_K._Mooney_Will_You_Please_Go_Now!" target="blank">Dr. Suess</a>.. "The time has come, the time is now."<br /><br />Me and the fam are packing up and moving back to Florida. It's not that we don't like Nashville, but an offer we can't refuse has suddenly appeared.<br /><br />There are so many emotions involved with moving. Leaving my friends and all of these memories behind.. it's such a mixed bag of excitement and heartache all at the same time. But... we all must go our own way sometimes.. just like little Julia in the painting up there. And sometimes, it's not our own choice... it's a choice made for us. I can be very stubborn, but even I can't ignore it when my Father calls me.<br /><br />This piece is a little different because it has a 808 drum groove going on behind it. I actually really like the way that this turned out. Not too shabby for one take completely made up on the fly, eh?<br /><br />Hope you like it.<br /><br /><a onclick="window.open(this.href,this.target,'width=300,height=300');return false;" href="http://homepage.mac.com/cushy1/onmyway/Onmyway.mp3" target="windowName"><img alt="Click to open music in a mini-window" src="http://homepage.mac.com/cushy1/generalpix/itunes.JPG" /></a> <a title="Royalty Free music by William Cushman" href="http://homepage.mac.com/cushy1/onmyway/Onmyway.mp3" target="blank">On my way.Mp3</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(c) 2006 William Cushman (4:52 / 6.8Mb)</span><br />To directly download to your computer click this icon<span style="font-size:85%;">:</span><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/cushy1/onmyway/Onmyway.mp3.zip" target="blank"><img alt="Click here to download a .zip file of this .Mp3 direcly to your computer" src="http://homepage.mac.com/cushy1/zips/vise.jpg" /></a><br />--------<br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Want to use this piece in your project or website - <a href="http://ghostnotes.blogspot.com/2005/02/introduction_110876894548637991.html">Royalty & Commercial free</a> at no cost?<br />Just ask. </span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Send me a quick email: </span><a onclick="window.open(this.href,this.target,'width=300,height=300');return false;" href="http://homepage.mac.com/cushy1/generalpix/emailpage.html" target="windowName"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Email</span></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /><br />-Bill</span>CuShMaNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12325579134494617397noreply@blogger.com5