This composition is heavily influenced by Debussy and his classical composition Arabesques, Though I didn't know it at the time when this composition was recorded. All that I knew was that there was a familiar sound and sequence of notes in my head that was then worked out on the guitar. It was while doing work in the main hall at the college where I'm employed that I heard a very similar phrasing of notes being played on the college's Steinway piano by one of the many gifted students that study there. The piano tutor (another terrific pianist) , informed me that it was the intro to Debussey's Arabesques.
The intro for this composition incorporates a bi-dextral technique that then moves strait into the arabesques influenced melody, these are a series of arpeggios using 16th notes and declining in the key of E major, this is my favorite key as it always provides me with an uplifting highly melodic qualities and feel to some of my compositions, Moonfleet, Inspired by Nash to name but two . The key of E major is not to be confused with the general guitarist term playing in the key of E, as this usually means playing E pentatonic, blues or aeolian (minor).From the declining arpeggios there is a tapping sequence again arpeggios in the key of E major. I'm being a little vague on naming the cords that are being used as I never worked them out and frankly can't be bothered to, I keep with in the notes of the key by my knowledge of scale patterns. The composition repeats itself before finishing with the bi-dextral technique that I used as the intro.
Winter sunset on Bevere green
The video at the beginning of the blog differs from the composition which is highlighted, as I include the rhythm part separately, these again all belong to the Key of E, but each cord use's a declining bass note as I go through the progression. I don't quite no why but this progression always reminds me of merry Christmas everybody by Slade!!!!
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