Original music:
My first attempt at original composition are the fault of Sir Colin McLear. At a Mists Coronet Tourney while he was serving as Bard of the Mists, he went around to various members of the populace with a list of all the combatants, asking them to choose one and write a poem for him or her. Now, I loathe writing on demand! Colin, in his typically perky baritone way, said, "Write a haiku, then." Me, in my typically perverse way decided my "poem" wasn't even going to have words. So what sort of music does one write for a fighter? Thus was Marco's Bransle de Guerre born:
Marco's Bransle de Guerre - Coronet fighter "poem" for Marco Nibbione.
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Richard's Crusader Hymn - Coronet fighter "poem" written for Viscount Richard de Camville.
The Latin lyrics are taken from the motto of the Knights Templar: "Non
nobis, Domine, sed nomine Tuo da gloriam." "Not to us, Lord, but to
Thee the glory."
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Leohtulf's March - Coronet
fighter "poem" written for Leohtulf of the Silver Hills, Lord of the
Swan
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Duchess Emma, Her Galliard was
written in August, 2003 as an entry for Mists Bardic. Her Grace, Emma
Fitzwilliam, is a dear friend who happens to have a particularly distinctive
three note giggle, the sound of which was the inspiration for this piece.
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Copyright 2004 Lisa A. Joseph