|
"Master's in the Hall" is the first music video my husband and I have ever done! It was utterly bewitching to be out in the forest on this Autumn day in 2023. The light was magical and we had so much fun going out to play in the fall leaves. It took about a year to acquire all the audio recording equipment and learn how to use it (its not perfect), Over the last two years, I have taken little videos of the seasons on my walks in the forest and surrounding area...so you'll see some of those clips inserted into the video here. At this point we didn't know how to sync playing on set with the audio...baby steps!
The tune is by the French composer, Marin Marais from his opera, Alcyone 1706. Its title is originally, "Marche pour les Matelots" (March for the Sailors). Today we know this as the Christmas tune, "Masters in the Hall." |
|
The melody, "Goddesses" is an old English Country Dance tune which can be found in John Playford's English Dancing Master first published in London, 1651. It's a studio favorite and so easy to play. In this video, I am playing in a different key--to match my harp's tuning (C minor).
On the day that we filmed this, it was a 15 degrees Fahrenheit on a January day in 2024--burrrrr!! The things we do for the sake of art! This was the first time we had ever used a drone. Over Christmas I decided to buy the DJI Mini 4 Pro and boy was that worth every penny! It's like having a professional videographer, incredible! I hope you'll stay tuned for more music videos in the making! Hoping to have another one out in April. |
|
"The Magic of Spring: Nonesuch" is music video #3! This is another lovely melody from the 1600s--possibly earlier, as it was first published then. I loved the idea of using this tune to call in the coming of spring. My husband and I made a point of pausing to notice the change in the seasons...seeing the last of the ice and snow give way to the teeny tiny buds on the trees and the first little purple flowers to pop out of the grass! In our neck of the woods, dramatic weather and moody skies herald the change in the season until one day you just go outside and suddenly spring is in full bloom! The birdies are singing and the flowers on every tree are bedazzling even the most mundane of scenes!
|