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Presented by Sarah Benson Born: April 10, 1974 in Hampshire England Age: 41 Occupation: British Composer/film composer (1994-present) Instruments: Piano, Clarinet, guitar, cello, organ, and violin. Worked for the children’s shows “Blue Peter” and “Live and kicking” Worked with many composers Served as a music score assistant for composer Howard Shore on the trilogy: The Lord of the Rings (2003) Well known for the scoring of the Volkswagen Passat commercials (2005) Composed original music for the movies: “The Only Hotel” “ Surveillance 24/7” • Had done several recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2007) created 2 albums: Porcelain (2007) Collection of piano compositions Classically expressive/filmic style Top selling album on Americas Largest Classical Radio station musicians: Jonathan hill and Nick Holland Embers (2010) - Became widely requested on worldwide classical radio stations Collection of piano compositions Album: Porcelain - track 5 (3:42) Released: July 24, 2007 Musicians: Jonathan Hill/Nick Holland Performed: December 11, 2014 at St. James Church Piccadilly in London Influences: Long’s deep personal emotions experienced during various points in her life. 0:00- 0:30 0:30-1:00 1:00-1:30 Piano begins melody and then plays a constantly ascending and descending scale that is harmonic to the melody. Beginning at 0:10 the cello takes over the melody and it creates a slow flowing harmony that is conjunct between piano and cello. The piano begins to take over the melody and the cello quietly stops. The violins come in softly (piano) at 0:45 but at 0:55 it switches to the cello and violin playing harmoniously while the piano plays softly in the background. Piano, violin, and cello continue to play harmoniously and slowly the piano starts to take over the melody. At 1:19 the piano plays solo and decresendoing both the melody and the octave lower harmony (scales). 1:30-2:00 2:00-2:30 2:30-3:00 The violins come and take over the melody, as well as the cello, and crescendo together loudly (forte). All instruments start to decrescendo together towards “piano” loudness and the notes are single and continuous as if lingering. The cello comes in and joins the piano as well as the violins, lingering on notes that create a more deep feeling rather than a light feeling. At 2:40 the melody begins again and is carried by the piano but at an octave higher. The cello then takes over the melody and the piano plays the arched scales adding in accentuating notes and cresendos. 3:00-3:42 This crescendoing of the cello, which is playing the melody, and the piano, which is playing the arched scales, repeats until it comes to a stop on a chord with a few ascending softly played piano notes. Album: “Intervention” track 4 (4:46) Released: September 7, 2012 Musicians: Cellist Nick Holland Performed: New York Tropfest 2014 Influences: weekend of her grandmother’s passing 0:00 – 0:30 0:30-1:00 The piano begins the song with a wide ranged melody that is very slow. Piano harmony is played by the lower octave and keeps the rhythm of the song. The higher octave plays a descending scale and both octaves slow. The Violins start to play along softly and seem to follow the melody of the high pitched piano as it goes from fast to slow. The violins grow louder at 0:45 and then decrescendo again adding emphasis. 1:00- 1:30 1:30- 2:00 The tempo becomes faster as there is a slow trill descending on the lower octave. The higher octave plays and emphasizes the 1st and 10th beats. The melody slows and becomes stagnant at 1:30. The beginning high pitched melody is slowly replayed by the piano alone and is back to the same tempo as well. 2:00-2:30 2:30-3:00 The strings reenter playing softer at the highest and lowest pitches. The piano matches the pitch of the strings and creates homophony. The melody has changed and then slows and decrescendos and the melody is no longer heard. The main piano solo melody from the beginning reappears and continues till 2:50 when all the instruments join. The tempo quickens then slows, and then quickens again. 3:00-3:30 3:30-4:00 The melody descends creating a darker and deeper feeling until the piano is playing both the harmony and melody at an octave below the original. The harmony and melody then ascend together back to the original pitch. There is also a higher pitch played on the beats 1 and 10 that accentuates them just as before. At 3:45 the tempo changes to fast where as the lower octave keeps the same slow tempo and slowly ascends with arched scales. 4:00-4:30 4:30-4:46 As the tempo increases, the pitch ascends and keeps ascending so that the lower octave (played by the strings) now has the melody and the piano has the harmony. At 4:30 5 descending chords are played that slow the tempo until it comes to a stop. Album: “Embers” track 3 (2:19) Released: May 3, 2010 No performances found Influence: Written for her father while he was in a coma 0:00-0:30 0:30-1:00 Immediately a piano solo begins with a sort of disjunctive melody. There is a wide range of notes played that descend and decrescendo at the same time. The rhythm is very slow and is irregular. It is carried on by the lower octave harmony of the piano that rocks back and forth on the notes. 1:00-1:30 1:30-2:00 2:00-2:19 The wide range descending scale from low note to high note decrescendos as it descends. The tempo becomes even slower and softer. The music pauses after every few notes but then begins again with another set of notes. Gradually slows even more, then a few notes are played very softly. At 2:09 a deep low chord is played that ends the piece. Wikipedia. Helen Jane Long. Retrieved by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Jane_Long Manhiem, James. Allmusic Review. Retrieved by http://www.allmusic.com/album/porcelain-mw0000747131 ReverbNation. Helen Jane Long: Artist Bio. Retrieved by https://www.reverbnation.com/helenjanelong Helen Jane Long. Retrieved by http://helenjanelong.com/ Facebook. Helen Jane Long. https://www.facebook.com/Helen-JaneLong-188575774493802/ Photos. http://blemusic.macmate.me/BLE/Credits.html