Music Monday: Lullaby (an original)

Ten months ago. That’s when I started my series on composition-well my way of doing things. Call me unorthodox-Go ahead, it’s OK.

In five weeks I described my process of coming up with an idea for a piece, expanding and revising it, then putting it together, writing it down (cuz I’m gonna forget it), and finally recording. If you are new to me, then I would suggest spending some time reading the previous posts, otherwise you will spoil the ending.

Music Monday: Composing something original — Can one? Are all the good melodies taken? Maybe.
Music Monday: Opus 2 — Music theory explained. Terribly.
Music Monday: Opus 3 — Decomposing Composition — How do I compose, you ask? Slowly.
Music Monday: Opus 4-Writing it Down — How do I write down what I just played?
Music Monday: Opus 5 Playing and Recording — The bane of my existence. Well, not the whole bane, just a little bane, and not of my whole existence, just a part of it.

So, finally, the piece is complete. I have played it and listened to it so many times that I am sick of it. Nah, it’s still fun to play. Just not in front of anyone.

Did it really take ten months? And I thought I was a slow writer (I am).

I hope you enjoy it. Like my poetry, it is meant to be shared. There is more of my music here: My Music (and more)

-Leon

Leon Stevens is a blogger, composer, artist, and an author of three books (so far): Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures, Journeys: Eight Original Pieces for Classical Guitar and The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories.

Originally published at http://linesbyleon.com on December 6, 2021.