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SYMPHONIC, CHORAL
and ORGAN MUSIC
By
Philip Goddard
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Inspired by
Mountains, Wilderness, Nature
And the Spiritual Dimension
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Except
where otherwise indicated,
all performances are by
The
Invisible Philharmonic
Orchestra & Choir,
and the organ of the Invisible Cathedral
directed
by the Composer via a PC.
Full
information about these high-grade
MIDI realizations and all the
works is given
on the Composer's music
website. You
can even
find a detailed specification of
his virtual organ there.
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Important! The so-called Fan Club indicated on the left of the screen has nothing whatsoever to do with me and I have no access to any information that may be submitted to it. |
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Formerly The Group |
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(eventually
all the
works will be in their
catalogue)
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This page,
showing just a few example pieces, is a shop window for the
Composer and not a full outlet for his works. If you like what
you sample here, please visit the Composer's own website, where you can explore all the
works and purchase CDs of them.
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Supplication
of Compassion
(first half)
(quality
MIDI realization) |
| A haunting devotional work for double choir
and orchestra - a multitudinous chanting of the
well known mantra, om
mani padme hum, like you've never
heard it done before. A unique combination of
Eastern and Western traditions, inexorably
building from austere and sombre strands of chant
into massive edifices of visionary sound. The
second half (well, actually a little more
than half) is an elaborated rerun of the
first half, with greater intensity and a more
extended and powerful climax. Buy the CD to hear
the entire 21-minute work and get the full effect.
(quality MIDI
realization)
MP3.com
CD: Best
of Philip Goddard, Vol.1 -  buy
it!
CD (better sound
quality): available
from the Composer (It's on his
CD 5)
(Composition,
realization and recording by Philip Goddard)
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'Serious'
Listening for Substantial Music --
Purchase CDs...
There are currently three
workable sources for CDs of Philip Goddard's
works:
This
page:
2 introductory MP3.com CDs
The Composer's
own website (with the most up-to-date
recordings and better sound quality) - 10
CDs, all the works apart from the short
pieces extracted from the major ones.
Musik Fabrik's
page at Ampcast - 3 CDs, covering most
of the orchestral music. The same
recordings as on the Composer's CDs, but
much more professionally packaged, with
full colour inserts and some brief notes.
The MP3.com
CDs will be a convenient introduction for some,
but they are of lesser quality compared with the
Composer's own CDs and the Ampcast ones, which
have better and more realistic instrument sounds
in the orchestral works than you will hear from
the downloaded MP3s - and they have greater
clarity and dynamic range.
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The following works
are now elsewhere:
>>
Philip Goddard's latest works <<
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| A 10-minute-long visionary work for choir, organ & 2 sets of timpani, based on a mantra chant. (MIDI realization) | MP3.com CD: Best of Philip Goddard, Vol.2 - buy it!
CD: Philip Goddard - Complete Works, CD 9
Label: home-produced by Composer - see his website for details
Credits: Composition, realization and recording by Philip Goddard. |
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| Subtitled 'A Prayer For the World', this is an intense work of 6½ minutes' duration for a 'church bell' sound, prerecorded or played on an electronic keyboard, with 3 trumpets. (MIDI realization) | MP3.com CD: Best of Philip Goddard, Vol.2 - buy it!
CD: Philip Goddard - Complete Works, CD 9
Label: home-produced by Composer - see his website for details
Credits: Composition, realization and recording by Philip Goddard. |
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| 'Lightning Over Baosbheinn - Mountain of the Wizard'. The 5th movement of a large 9-movement cycle for organ. A virtuoso celebration of the power of the elements in the midst of the rugged, craggy wilderness. It becomes apparent that the wizard in question has a youthful sense of humour! (MIDI realization) |
CD: Philip Goddard - Complete Works, CD 8
Label: home-produced by Composer - see his website for details
Credits: Composition, realization and recording by Philip Goddard. |
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