Voyage 13: Force Ten Beaufort
Liner Notes
...it's what the albatrosses were staying out of.
Force 10 Beaufort Scale : Storm; winds 48-55 knots; waves 29-41 feet; very high waves with long overhanging crests, resulting foam in great patches is blown in dense white streaks along the direction of the wind, on the whole the surface of the sea takes on a white appearance, rolling of the sea becomes heavy etc (Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage)
Having avoided multiple Vanuatu ports of call to dodge Cyclone Lola, the cruise ship finally had to make a dash for the Queensland coast, as fast as possible and as straight as possible, to get into shelter. The wind force climbed and at Force 9 the door to the balcony was found to be locked. As were all exits to decks anywhere. So no option to poke snouts out for a little fresh air and saltwater shower, oh so different from when I was a 12y.o.! So all one could do was sit back in the cabin and enjoy and eventually go to bouncy sleep. Very bouncy-- but hey...amidships, low, who knew? (We did!)
'twasn't Albeniz but de Falla, it turns out...
I had to record this (midi) at 54bpm for playback at 62bpm, not because I couldn't necessarily play at the faster speed, but because this was #oneshot and although I'm not president of anything, I can no longer think fast enough, or at least, fast enough ahead to do it while actually creating the stuff.
Other than the #speedcheat, entirely #improvised and #unedited. But I knew what I was doing. It does need editing in a couple of spots but I thought you could have it more or less raw and natural, just slightly sped up to make up for the slow brain syndrome.
And thank goodness this is the last Voyage piece recorded. Now I can sink back into catatonia and let Flying Tadpole out of his kennel.
#piano #neoclassical
Music by & Copyright © 2024 TJ Fatchen All Rights Reserved APRA-AMCOS. Samples courtesy Garritan Personal Orchestra