Michael Hugh Dixon - Five and Seven
Classical, Easy Listening, New Age Music
Sydney, Australia
Overall Impression: With its incredibly quirky yet mature sense of melody and harmonic development, "Five and Seven" is a brilliantly conceived Brass based composition that is both musically daring and strikingly playful in nature. Michael Hugh Dixon has crafted an intriguing and fascinating piece that contains many a bold twist and turn, ensuring listeners are kept firmly engaged from start to finish. This was a highly absorbing listening experience, well done Michael!
Strongest Point(s): This is an extremely well-performed piece, and the performances really do inject the composition with an abundance of added character as well as doing a great job of incorporating many of the unique techniques associated with the brass family of instruments, this results in an incredibly accomplished and assured performance that does a very fine job of bringing Michael's musical vision to life. Melodically this is an extremely exciting piece, and through its use of unconventional harmony and compelling counterpoint, a marvelous amount of musicality is achieved, and Michael's careful handling of the piece's thematic development ensures that the arrangement flows exceptionally well. Ideas have been woven together meticulously and this culminates in a seamlessly free-flowing piece of music that never feels disjointed.
Target Audience Appeal: Lovers of classical will certainly find themselves connecting with "Five and Seven"
Artist target suggestions: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Aram Khachaturian, Fryderyk Chopin, The Hendon Band, The Desford Colliery Band, Antoni Dvorak, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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About the Reviewer:
Andre Avanessian is a freelance session musician, composer, and sound engineer based in the U.K. Having studied music production and composition at a degree level, he has taken his passion for all things audio-related to a level that has allowed him to become both a competent musician and performer. Being a self-confessed "Guitar Nerd" Andre has been continually studying the guitar, as well as teaching it, helping students both learn the instrument, develop their songwriting, and how to become proficient in home recording.