ארכיון free improvisation

high beneath the stars

storms are rising

as the sun is set in stone

flowers grow along the sky line

that emerges from inside

giving scent of solid ground

the vast truth like air

is now at reach

but to be left alone due to times request

belonging has passed

bleeding darkness and breathing light

the deep-sea is drowning

in its own reflecting insight

the world is round

recording:

The World Is Round

I wrote this text many years ago and recorded it in Holland (2002) together with Peter Sterk on analog synthesizer and Deon Dieleman as our recording engineer. we recorded the peace at Philemon Mukarno’s studio who is a unique composer living in Holland

The words and music describe what I felt was happening to me at the time and still. I am being pushed out of my comfort zone and find that emptiness and truth walk hand in hand. I feel blessed and cursed at the same time.

I got to Holland in order to get away but also to study music. In Rotterdam I found a school to take me on. In school I met two other friends, Mikael and Lars from Norway. They are musicians/composers and were real inspiration to my development and good friends. Over the years I have lost contact with most of my friends while moving from place to place in search of something; it is my identity, my place in the world, the truth, the reason for the holocaust and god.

In my search I reached Poland, Cracow.

Recently i made a recording with a student of mine. He is a painter and works as a cook. Our saxophone lessons reached a pause right after the recording was made. I was aware of that possibility at the time and am very greatfull for the time we did spend together. Thank you Itay.

On the last lesson Itay came in a down/low mood as he admited it him self. On my part i had planed to make a recording with him as an assignment for school (i am a student for music therapy in hiafa uni). I cant remember how we started but I will present the recording and would like to state a few points that will deepen an understanding as to my grasp of the theraputic process and mainly its manifestation through music, for now.

First i ask you to be patient and listen to the end (5.57) as the piece holds a great development. At first it sounds rough and we two are looking for clues as to what and why we are doing what it is that we are doing, as i hear it. Since i was aware that motivation was low and this was not an agreed up on therapy session i immediately made contact, musicaly. I kept trying to make the conection and at 3.02 i make it; Itay is just about to break in to another expressive out burst and i cut him off with a calm and dominant sugesting tone ( two notes) and he is listening. He then starts a slow and low melody and I spring up to propel above him. I see it as a movment in two paralel lines which functions in an oposing and suporting roles. I cary on hoping itay will not break and keep his ground which he does. At 4.09 we switch and he makes a quantome leap in his sound projection. notice that his alto sound ( i am on soprano) becomes clear and warm. He is emotionally in a diferent world, a transparent and uplifting world, at least for a moment. but wait, at 5.27 he makes his transition in to the other side; as we both are prepairing to land he bursts in to a beautiful and soulfull line that includes a high pitch with ambellishments from overtone efects. the quality of the sound is angelic and reminds me of Archie Schepp’s sound which i have found my self imitating in the past. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpE9SN81H6E). The fraze ends and we end it.

the recording: https://soundcloud.com/giladrothmusic/20-6-13

comments and questions are welcomed.

4 saxophones in improvisation

פוסטים

the world is round

music lessons and the art of theraputic improvisation