Shattered Dreams
For Charlotte White
Shattered Dreams was written in 1998 (completed 21st Feb.) for Charlotte White's 18th Birthday and has subsequently been performed a number of times. The style is of a pop-jazz nature with a complex piano part and simpler vocals. ‘Shattered Dreams’ has gone through many revisions and keys.
This recording was of one of Charlotte and my early read-throughs of the piece and so is naturally littered with mistakes. However, as this was the only recording ever made it was all I had to go on for the new edit.
Selected Performances:
-(1998) Langley, UK. At Langley
College
Reviews Reviewer
Mark Salzwedel Date 31st Oct 2002 Very nicely done. I can't imagine some of those arpeggios are possible for very many pianists at that speed, but they were lovely to listen to. There was a nice balance to the vocal and piano sections. This could easily be sold as is for pop music, some slight rearranging as jazz. Lyrics were nice, but I felt like I was left hanging a bit by the vague suggestion in the chorus that there was some choice which led to it being "too late . . . to be welcomed by your embrace." Perhaps a bridge to explain that? There are a lot of popular songs that are that vague in their lyrics, but they aren't the ones that endure. Reviewer Jamie
Gilmour Date 24th Dec 2001 Very Impressive and inspiring!!! I hope I can find some more songs like this. The words are great and the music is excellent and I am very impressed!!! Good work!! |
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