Name: Schizophrenia I 'Onset Of The Voices'
Duration: 7 min 42 s
Channel: Christopher Alaimo
Description: "Schizophrenia I 'Onset Of The Voices'" is a song by Chris Alaimo. First movement of a three movement piece for a very large ensemble. Much of the nuances could not be achieved through MIDI.

Schizophrenia I 'Onset Of The Voices'

Chris Alaimo

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First movement of a three movement piece for a very large ensemble. Much of the nuances could not be achieved through MIDI.

classical instrumental new age easy listening contemporary orchestra symphonic violin minimalist ensemble

Chris Alaimo

Composer, Guitar and Piano Teacher and performing artist. (Don't perform much anymore)

I began music studies at age 5 on piano and elementary theory. I progressed to guitar at 9 and drumset at 13 at which age I began composing seriously. At 17 came my first professional commission for a documentary film made for television called "The Championship Season-That Team Spirit". Since then I have been composing and performing professionally. I compose in many contrasting styles but leaning more toward contemporary classical and minimalism. I have done some work in film and popular music. I am now working on my 7th symphony and my 11th string quartet.

Song Info

Genre

Classical • Contemporary

Charts

#3,214 today Peak #53

#991 in subgenre Peak #13

Author

Christopher Alaimo

Rights

2006

Uploaded

January 05, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 7.1 MB • 128 kbps • 7:42

Story behind the song

Rhythms of changing tone color are the foundation of the movement. Every instrumental entrance and every musical gesture was constructed by calculating Golden Mean points in time.
I don't know why I bothered to put myself through the process writing something this complex, but it worked nicely. 
For this movement I imagined a man with a healthy brain. The single tone represents his own mental voice. The tone is suddenly joined by another tone. Another voice is intruding on his thoughts. As the movement progresses, he can no longer hear his own mental voice.

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