Composing….The Story Behind The Music

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Have you ever composed a piece of music, wrote a story, painted a picture, or wrote a speech? If you have...you know it can be an arduous process, or it can just flow like it was meant to come forward. 
Here's the story behind the title song of our album "My Heart Is For You".
 

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Composing….The Story Behind The Music

 MY HEART IS FOR YOU began in my heart…just a feeling... and found its way onto the keys of our piano.  As I played a few different chord progressions, the words and music began to emerge.  A romantic melody begged for the words of this little Italian phrase….that I repeated over and over in my mind.. ..Il mio cuor’ è per te.   I stopped and thought…I really need to write this down.  Soon a musical idea expanded into variations.  It was definitely a duet of subtleties. 

 My husband Doug then joined me at the piano putting the composition down on manuscript, embellishing  the accompaniment as we worked together to finish it.  The lyrics that inspired the chorus were absolutely spot on.   The verses needed some work.  Time to get our son Jeremy’s input .  He has always been a poetic writer, and he worked with me to come up with the text for the two verses.  When the three of us were in agreement with our final composition, we went to an arranger to prepare the manuscript for the instrumentalists. Recording sessions began, additional orchestration was added, and the rest is history.  Even though the song tells the story of two lost lovers, it contains the  heart of many…composers, arrangers, musicians and technicians.  The song started as nothing more than a melody inspired by a little Italian phrase.   But,  the dedication, and artistry of many breathed life into this simple song.