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Music for a lost penguin

from Keeping the balance by Rare Bird Productions

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I'm pretty sure no-one will hear this piece is actually inspired by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. They have a song entitled 'Music for a found harmonium', which I like very much. It reminds me on my first steps in music in a trio with a school-mate and a friend of a friend of his. Ad van der Kouwe (the school-mate) played harmonium, an instrument wich also have the spotlight in 'Music for a found harmonium'.
I didn't want to use the theme of this song, being afraid for copyright-issues, so I decided to write my own theme. This was expanded and altered during the song. First it was played by a harmonium-like sound from the soundcard of the computer and later other instruments took over and other melodies and chords were added. To bring some more variation, I decided to add some interludes. Also the ending was expanded and the final result doesn't sound like the Penguin Cafe Orchestra at all. I started composing in January 2004 and worked on it till the end of November 2004. I wasn't just working on this piece, but at the same time I was also working on Piano salvation.

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from Keeping the balance, released May 13, 2012
Renate Gabrielle Methöfer

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Rare Bird Productions Netherlands

At the end of 1994, I started using the name Rare Bird Productions, to pay a tribute to my favorite group Hoelderlin. This German group has recorded a song called ‘Rare bird', which I liked very much. Besides this, I felt the lyrics, which were about the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin, described my own feelings as well. ... more

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