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Bass clarinet, electric bass, percussion, vibraphone, flutes. Original composition. (Cadenza)
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D Camp's fictitious chamber orchestra. Composed or re-arranged by D Camp. Enjoy.
I am Mr D Camp. My hobby is composing and arranging tunes using music software. Ever since I could listen to music, I always wished I could re-arrange it. I did not have a group of musicians. Now in the computer age with music software I am able to listen to what I hear in my head. The 178th street chamber orchestra is my fictitious group of virtual musicians who sometimes collaborate with other fictitious groups such as the Bathgate Avenue Boys Choir or the Beneath-the-Expressway Rhythm Kings. I compose original tunes. I re-arrange existing tunes. I try to keep these as short as possible. Two minutes is an epic. Some are easy listening. Some are experimental. I do this for my personal enjoyment but I hope you enjoy too. Thank you.
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Peak #20
Peak in subgenre #2
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October 25, 2020
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MP3 1.8 MB 128 kbps 1:57
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I am very fond of the sound of the bass clarinet. I taught myself the flute after college. This tune with a slow Latin beat reminds me of the east side of Washington Ave between Tremont Ave and 178th street in the Bronx where I walked hundreds of times on the way home or to hang out. The biggest structure was the back of St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church which was the social hall. I went to a dance there once. Before the dance started the national anthem of Puerto Rico was played and everyone sang as if it were the last day on earth. Also on the block was Mario's candy store where the Dukes gang hung out. Great egg creams. And an Italian barber shop (Sal's?) where I went. Sal had autographed 8x10 glossies of local doo-wop groups. I distinctly remember The Regents who recorded Barbara Ann which was later covered by The Beach Boys.
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