Dittybase Music - Folk and Classical

FOLK

 ACOUSTIC FOLK

A lament for something lost, an appreciation of something found – Acoustic Folk is music for the heart. Black and white, Country and Blues, Seeger and Baez, banjos and piano, passion and meaning – these are the battle hymns of work, protest and love. From the Civil War to tomorrow’s peace, these simple melodies keep the campfires glowing.

ELECTRIC FOLK

 ‘All the leaves are brown’ and autumn winds would be missed if they were gone. Changing of the guard as the 50’s become the 60’s and the air becomes electric. Love and peace, Dylan and The Byrds, community and harmony, protest and rebellion – these ballads are always coming back. Electric Folk is the record of us becoming who we aspire to be.

 CLASSICAL

BAROQUE

‘Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination…’ The beauty of the Baroque era spread across Europe between 1600 and 1750. From the joyful harpsichord of Bach to the vast instrumentals of Handel and Vivaldi, their cantatas and sonatas elevate the spirit and colour the world. ‘…a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything.’ Plato.

CLASSICISM

 A brooding Stanley Kubrick, a mischievous Amadeus, a walk in the country, pirouettes in the rain, a conductor lost in reverie. Classicism begins with Bach’s death in 1759 and culminates with Beethoven’s beginnings in 1820. The compositions of Haydn and Mozart enhance Baroque with clarity of expression and form. Inspiration and perfection – the drama of the human spirit.

MEDIEVAL

Deep timbres and ancient hums, dark catacombs – a procession of hooded monks. Medieval or Gothic is a sacred orchestra of voices. Between 1000 AD and 1450, chanting evolved as voices separated and found their own path to God. Solemn and reverent – heads bow to the promise of a new day.

MODERN

Everything old is new again. Modern is the soundtrack to the latter part of the 20^th century. From the top hats and rolling piano scales of Gershwin, to the harps, strings, and trumpets of Minimalism and Electronic, the classical sound pictures of modern life. Happy and sad, slow and fast – remembrance melodies of things just past.

 RENAISSANCE

 Renaissance is 1450 to 1600, lutes and oboes, thatched roofs and singing maidens, Robin Hood and merry men, drawbridges rising – leaves rustling in ancient winds. Renaissance is pomp and ceremony, madrigals and operas, revival and humanism. Renaissance is the drumming beat and trilling voice of rebirth.

ROMANTICISM

 Romanticism: Romance. Passion. Imagination. Drama. Sentiment and Beauty. Strauss. Tchaikovsky. Brahms. Wagner. Chopin. Verdi and Rachmaninoff. All the heavyweights assemble between 1800 to 1900, as operatic voices and lush violins celebrate the sudden weightlessness of existence.



The conrad triplets - scene three

Part Three. Love. Passion. Russia.

page 3 beauty of uncertainty - cinema

Julius walks up the driveway from the beach and sees a Cable Van parked in front. His eyes narrow.

Int. Cottage office - day

The decor of the cottage is white. Julius stares at his computer screen and hesitates before activating his E-mail. His phone rings.

INT. vancouver mansion - day

The very upscale home of RITA, 30's. She descends a master staircase as she talks on her cell. She is attractive, an actress. She is dressed in white and the decor is mostly white.

Rita

(on phone)

What can you take? Really? You'll have to tell me all the details. Are you hooked up yet?

Int. COTTAGE office - Day

Julius looks at the computer screen while talking on his cell.

JULIUS

(on phone)

I'll bring the doctor's report, pretty interesting.

He sees there is only one E-mail. It reads: "Music Video". He clicks the mouse.

JULIUS (CONT'D)

(on phone)

I am just reading my first E-mail as we speak.

Ext. vancouver mansion - Day

Rita walks across an expansive patio and descends more steps towards an ornate hedge maze.

RITA

(on phone)

Welcome to the real world Julius. I'm having some people over Saturday night so I want you to behave. No theatrics please. Or attacks? I'm sorry, this sounds terrible.



the conrad triplets - scene two

The Muse.

Page 2 - beauty of uncertainty - cinema

Move high above the car as we follow it along the island road.

DR. BEN ARGENT (v.o.) (CONT'D)

Aristotle, Martin Luther, Truman Capote, Joan of Arc, Edgar Allen Poe, Philip K. Dick, Pythagoras and Saint Paul...

Ext. cottage Driveway - Day

Julius turns the silver Porsche into a twisting dirt road and drives towards a WHITE SEASIDE COTTAGE as we continue to hear:

DR. BEN ARGENT (V.O.)

...Moliere, Mohammed, Moses, Lewis Carroll, Dante...and your most famous namesake, Caesar. You're in good company Julius. This condition can either create or destroy you.

Julius stops the car in front of the cottage and takes off his glasses. He is deep in thought.

Ext. cottage Beachfront - Day

Julius walks along the water's edge. He kicks a stone and throws a piece of driftwood. The faint sound of a buzzing bee.

Ext. meadow - Day

Julius lies in the shiny green sea grass and stares up at the perfect blue sky. The breeze blows through the grass, the sound of waves.

Ext. MeADOW - SAILBOAT - day

Julius sands the deck on the dry docked sailboat. The weathered name on the side of the boat reads: "Paper Bullets."

Ext. Ocean - day

Julius emerges from beneath the ocean's waves and swims and walks towards the shore.

Ext. White Cottage - day