A Time Of Heroes (It's All Greek to Me) by MrBouzouki published on 2021-08-24T22:50:32Z This is the first track of a new instrumental project I've entitled "It's All Greek to Me", as I explore the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. I'm using Ancient Greek instruments featured in the 'Ancient Worlds VST Library from Big Fish Audio', underpinned with classical orchestral instruments. There are some very interesting sounds in it that do seem to evoke a time long ago. Since the project is based around some of the myths and legends of Ancient Greece, I wanted a generic opening track that would introduce the listener to some of the sounds and set an overall tone for the project. I really wanted a different feel from a typical 'all guns blazing' modern film score since it isn't accompanying live action but is hopefully a piece in its own right. So a piece with the title "A Time of Heroes" seemed like a good idea to kick off the project. :-) Instrumentation Used Lyre - it was one of the most important and well-known stringed instruments of Greek Antiquity. Kithara - this was considered the “professional” instrument of antiquity, and the public highly regarded kithara players. Kavali - this is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout Armenia, the Balkans, Greece, and Turkey. Flogera - is a type of flute used in Greek folk music. It is a simple end-blown bamboo flute without a fipple, which is played by directing a narrow air stream against its sharp, open upper end. It typically has seven finger holes. Water Pumpkins - also called “Water Drums” these instruments can be found in Africa (Mali) and other continents. Water Pumpkins are played with the hands or with soft mallets. They usually come in pairs and have a diameter of 32 - 36 cm. The deeper bowl is filled with water, the smaller one is set on the water. The pitch of the water drums can be tuned by changing the water level inside the floating shell. Antique Cymbals - are the ancestors of the modern metal cymbals. During the Minoan period, they arrived on the island of Crete from Asia. Pan Flute - this is an ancient instrument, associated with the demigod Pan, who was the protector of the woods and the shepherds. Variations of the instrument used a number between three and eighteen pipes. The classic Greek Pan Flute used pipes of the same length. In addition to the ancient instruments above the track also features :- Orchestral CS Strings (Albion One - Spitfire) Viola Ensemble (Piz and Long)(Chris Hein Strings) Cello Ensemble (Piz and Long)(Chris Hein Strings) Bass Ensemble Piz and Long)(Chris Hein Strings) French Horn Ensemble (Chris Hein Brass) Trombone Ensemble (Chris Hein Brass) Tuba (Chris Hein Brass) Bb Clarinet (Chris Hein Winds) Snare Drum (VSL Big Bang Orchestra | Quasar) XXL Percussion(Albion One - Spitfire) St Peter's Choir (Halion 6) Genre Ancient Times Comment by philippe blanc - composer très belle composition bravo 2023-08-23T06:04:11Z Comment by philippe blanc - composer magnifique 2023-08-23T06:03:14Z Comment by Linda Straub Beautiful 2022-08-06T09:54:48Z Comment by FarOut-music-studio A beautiful melancholic melody. Fine orchestration and arrangements. ;) 2022-07-07T04:59:25Z Comment by Jennifer Mougin Do you work in the image? Your productions are really of high quality. I like it very much :D 2022-05-03T15:31:04Z Comment by Anomon Lovely in-deed, Peter! .......... Write On....Right on! :-D 2022-01-05T23:22:33Z Comment by Liz Dicker a very beautiful work indeed.... 2021-12-07T11:33:56Z Comment by Pegah great work👍🏻 2021-12-06T13:40:04Z Comment by Pianissimo I like that little outro there, nice touch 2021-11-11T01:10:08Z Comment by Pianissimo Enjoyed this very much Pete. It's a very new kind of piece from you and I would love to hear more like it! 2021-11-11T01:09:40Z Comment by Pianissimo Perfect transition there 2021-11-11T01:08:43Z Comment by Pianissimo Love that opening already 2021-11-11T01:07:55Z Comment by LePlongeur Loooooooove it! Kind regards, Gus 2021-10-21T13:29:42Z Comment by Robot Entity Nice composition 2021-09-19T16:39:44Z Comment by Anibal Seminara Inspiring, very nice work! 2021-09-14T09:57:25Z Comment by Torbjørn great composition! 2021-09-11T19:03:03Z Comment by Emmazen Beautiful Orchestration and production skills on this track Pete. Lovely work . 2021-09-11T07:30:22Z Comment by Frans Beelaard Very nice orchestration..love the ambient atmosphere..captivating & elegant..excellent mix & recording production! 2021-09-10T12:34:28Z Comment by Wane of Summer Lovely instrumentation and melodies, soundtrack qualities for sure Pete! Beautiful work :) 2021-09-10T02:37:34Z Comment by MrBouzouki @user-138663860: Cheers for your warm words. It's my first foray into a series of epic pieces so Greek myths and legends seemed the way to go. 2021-09-09T21:58:50Z Comment by Peter Heckmann Elegant and beautiful melodic composition with a fabulous blend of ethnic instrumentation and regular orchestra ... very tasteful arrangement - you create such a wonderful atmosphere - a sonic voyage par excellence :-) 2021-09-08T18:45:05Z Comment by Audio Colors Superb composition, very well done Pete ! 2021-09-06T20:42:26Z Comment by Jonathan Beckenstein Taking me to a place. Like Delphi. 2021-09-02T22:24:25Z Comment by echosonica Wonderful track Pete! Love the sound of the kithara 2021-09-02T04:40:55Z Comment by DAN - DT The creation is sublime .... and the different instrumentations are perfectly coordinated .... A very promising start to the project .... I wish you good luck with the rest. 2021-08-29T09:05:54Z Comment by Annie Smart Gorgeous composition 😊🎶 2021-08-29T08:29:13Z Comment by Gunnar Sletta This is a very nice buildup for the songs to come. Beautiful orchestration, and really nice blend of the traditional instruments :) 2021-08-29T06:51:29Z Comment by Loue Ghazi Music wonderful work my friend 2021-08-28T20:31:33Z