Poe - A Dream Within a Dream | Silent Orchestra

Poe - A Dream Within a Dream

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carlosgarza Dereck Higgins said, "The music is so filmic and cinematic that it creates pictures in my head. It is beautifully recorded.” - Thanks Dereck!

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Read the included PDF for a brief summary of each Poe story (or poem) and learn how we used Poe's themes and ideas to develop the harmonies, rhythms and sonic landscapes.

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1.	Silence - A Fable 02:46	info	buy track
2.	The Tell-Tale Heart 04:34	info	buy track
3.	A Dream Within a Dream 05:47	info	buy track
4.	The Oval Portrait 04:47	info	buy track
5.	The Fall of the House of Usher 06:57	info	buy track
6.	Mesmeric Revelation 04:33	info	buy track
7.	The Pit and the Pendulum 04:22	info	buy track
8.	The Raven 04:24	info	buy track
9.	Annabel Lee 04:31	info	buy track
10.	Dream-Land 06:00	info	buy track

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These instrumental tracks, composed by Carlos Garza and Rich O'Meara, were inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. We were joined by some of the finest musicians in the world, who generously lent their talents to our creative vision. The album was completed in the age of the pandemic and the session musicians collaborated from the safety of their home recording studios.

The original inspiration for some of these pieces was a 2014 Washington, D.C. Capitol Fringe Festival show produced by Nasreen Alkhateeb, Jennifer Schwed and Doug Bradshaw. We thank them for inviting us to score their innovative stage production.

But that was just the beginning. In the years that followed, we took the initial seeds of ideas and expanded the melodies, harmonies, rhythms and orchestrations. We identified themes and motifs that would repeat throughout the album to create a broader compositional scope. We also added new musical pieces based on other works of Poe that were not part of the original stage production.

This album was produced by Silent Orchestra, mixed by Carlos Garza and mastered by Bobby Read, at Small World Music, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

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released April 16, 2021

Silent Orchestra is:
Carlos Garza - keyboards, guitar, bass, mandolin, dulcimer, orchestration
Rich O’Meara - marimba, vibraphone, percussion, keyboards, ukulele (5), whispering

With:
Sara Andon - flute, alto flute (5)
Perry Conticchio - clarinet (3)
Gabriel DiMarco - cello (5)
Joni Fuller - violin, viola (5)
Harriet Kaplan - cello (4)
Kevin O’Meara - ukulele (3), metal grinder (5)

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Silent Orchestra was formed in 1998 to bring silent films to a new audience. We are known for new scores for NOSFERATU (1922), SALOME (1923), and METROPOLIS (1927). We blend elements of ambient, minimalist, chamber, rock, jazz, and aleatoric music with homage to music of the silent era. We have scored 14 classic silent films. Our 2021 album is a tribute to the works of Poe. ... more

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