About "Dear Sweet Voice"

 It is a melodrama of a tenor singer lamenting that he'd spent his best days as a singer. By the middle of the piece, the tenor is dreaming and in deeper lament about the old days as he fades into black because he lost his voice. Toward the end of the piece, his voice comes back in a blissful uptempo spiritual and he ends his swan song in a graceful finale. 

Here is the original text as it sung in concert:

My stars, my glory!

Has leapt away from me;

The harsh reality

Has darkened the very dream

No more thanks; no more bows!

No more glorious audience!

The stage once glowing bright has darkened;

The rows once filled have left.

Dear sweet voice

How I have loved you! 

Dear sweet gift alone,

How once did I have you,

Under my command,

No more whirlwinds of color;

My eyes, how I cannot see!

My flooding doubts I cannot ignore

Yet the siren song

Invites me to return.

Music, sweet music of mine,

Can’t your fabric of joy

Lend me one more try?

I will be there; I will be there!

It was the magnificent privilege to have my choral director, Dr. Andrew Crane perform this work for a recital of mine. He did such an outstanding job that I must share at least the audio of this wonderful performance with you.

Vocal singers, if you'd like a copy of this sheet music, it is available via digital download here.

Take time to enjoy the video and leave me any comments or questions you have on this blog or the video. Until next time, let's keep music alive!

Hey followers,

I thought I would share a bit of history and a cover version of a song with you. It is a famous hit from about 1963 from Bobby Hitfield and the Righteous Brothers. It is called "Unchained Melody."

This is my cover version of "Unchained Melody" sung live at a karaoke bar called the Spa in Desert Hot Springs, California. It is in the key of B-flat which is a step lower than the original Righteous Brother's version. That's a good thing because I'm more of a baritone-tenor singing range. I hope you enjoy this cover.

More original music and arrangements are coming to this blog that are or are soon to be available at  http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/Cody-Weinmann-CJW-Music/1308. 

Stay tuned!

New Band Score: "Mary"

I am posting the official video of my first and only work for concert band to date: "Mary" For Concert Band. Here is the information for the piece to give you an idea of if you want to play it. Grade 4. Wide scoring. Printable on 8 1/2 by 14 legal-sized paper. Suitable for college and professional bands. Includes score only. 6 minutes in concert length. If anyone is a band director and would like to take this on, go here.

Here is a video of a live performance of the piece (as audio) and a viewing of the score:

Feel free to watch the video and respond to it. Let me know what you think. Email me at codybusiness78@gmail.com.

My First Score for Video Games

Hello and welcome to the Cody Weinmann, Composer blog. In this blog, I'll be sharing my original compositions and the ideas behind them. I will also be taking you inside and teaching you how I write these scores. It should be a lot of fun.

So, here we go with my first score for video games entitled "We Are The Victors." It was originally written for a video game trailer called "Mythic Recruitment." Upon finishing the score, the guys who were running the project said that it sounded a little too much like the score to Final Fantasy. I'll let you be the judge of that. Here is the video or "We Are The Victors."

Let me know what you think. Also, if you'd like a copy of the music, go here. Stay tuned for more daily blog updates as I will be putting more and more scores and videos on this blog for all of you who love music!

Cody Weinmann, Composer