Will
[Ed. note: Thank you very much for your feedback on the lyrics in the previous post. I hope to present you soon with an updated version, inserting a new verse between verses one and two and otherwise fleshing it out. Again, thanks! Also, sorry it's so late...]
In college, for a period, I was a Music Composition major. What this means for my career, I can’t say, but it does mean that, for a time, I approached music and songwriting all too seriously. This piece, entitled Volonté, began as a personal part-writing / arranging exercise and developed into a full-blown art song (for course credit!). After wrapping the composition of the piece, I tried perpetually to find words for it. I finally found them…in a French Bible. I paraphrased a bunch to fit the rhythm of the song, and I probably screwed up the translation a bunch, but it’s a work in progress.
It’s intended to be played on a classical or steel-string acoustic guitar and performed by two female vocalists. I’ve included the sheet music and the corresponding MIDI so you can hear how it sounds. I still need a third verse…
The Piece
The Score (click me!)
“…but it does mean that, for a time, I approached music and songwriting all too seriously…
Well, I suppose when you are learning something new, it is good to visit the extremes. That way you will be sure to find what you like somewhere them.