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4.0 out of 5 stars
Beauty in Sadness, April 18, 2007
With this wonderful lead-in dialogue, backed by various sound effects, begins the second installment of a remarkable story, The Garden of Crystalline Dreams. There are a total of three Love Poems for Dying Children - Act I - Reprise, this album - Act II - The Garden of Crystalline Dreams and Act III - Winter and the Broken Angel. They are all similar, so you can buy one, or if you like you can get all three. The music is what I would call dark, romantic, melancholic music, also known as darkwave. It is slow somewhat mournful music, reminiscent of some of the music from Phantom of the Opera.
Autumn Tears consists of a nucleus of Ted and Erica (last names not given) on Act II and an additional female singer, Jennifer. Various keyboards seem to be Ted's instrument of choice, varying from song to song, some with an organ, while others utilize a piano or harpsichord sound. The arrangements are lovely, the ladies have beautiful voices and the overall effect is exquisitely interesting. The music has to be layered as it sounds much to lush to be possible from one musician. Of course there are sound effects, like birds or wind to add to the overall effect.
When I listen to Act I, I think it is my favorite, however, when I listen to Act II, I think the same thing and so-forth for Act III, so I guess I don't have a favorite. All tracks are outstanding (some more than others) and it is hard to single out any special tracks because the tracks seem to run together as a package standing together rather than separately.
I always marvel how some composers such as Ted can visualize in their head what something will sound like. Ted seems to be very good at it and I find his music both alluring and inspirational. As the title of these three works would imply, the music is sad, dark, ethereal and atmospheric, but also beautiful.
This kind of music you can sit and absorb every note or it could easily be used as background music, while reading or studying as it will not intrude onto what you are doing. Although the music is dark it is not necessarily dreary. When I listen to it I feel somewhat uplifted, like I'm walking through a lovely formal garden with fountains, sculptures, flowers and large mature trees and shrubs. This must be a labor of love because this music is not for the mainstream masses but, if exposed to it, I'll wager a surprising number of people would appreciate it, if not be enthralled by it.
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