Posts Tagged ‘David Mauk’

The twelve months in a calendar year can easily be described as having twelve lunar cycles annually, but some pretty complex mathematical problems arise when translating into precise calendar months since each month is technically 29.53 days long.  It is even more perplexing when calculating a yearly calendar since an astronomer’s calendar legend declares 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds, or 365.242199 days in the twelve lunar cycles.
 
David Mauk  has provided everyone with a more desirable solution to resolving this complex calendar problem by introducing his 2008 12 months album on Thera Records label.  The twelve songs on this album describe the time period and seasonal change for each month as musical recollections David experienced during his personal childhood growing up on his grandparents farm in rural Ohio.  This is a location where the yearly seasons are well defined and pronounced when it comes to changes in weather.
 
The 12 Months album is David’s first New Age ambient / electronica release, offering a relaxing and tranquil repertoire where each of the musical months and seasons are likewise distinct.  Everything balances together nicely by a well defined mood and a serene transition of atmospheric changes in his musical adaptation also featuring individual song notations for monthly related weather events. 

offering a relaxing and tranquil repertoire where each of the musical months and seasons are likewise distinct. 

April subtitled as Rain is a lively synthesized tune where an opportunity for rain seems present by the string instrument background, but the rhythmic flute tone melody portrays a positive upbeat feeling from his perspective since the temperature is pleasant, a cool breeze can be felt, and the aroma of rain in the air delivers a promise of renewal and growth which naturally occurs in that month.  October subtitled as Change is a slower paced celestial song with piano strokes echoing like bell tones, with the required time adjustments given as major and minor key changes.  This piece also gives an acceptable answer for the 23.45 degree tilt of our planets rotational axis, since that is what causes our seasonal changes, only his description is shown as ambient moments in musical time.  December subtitled as Snow is a great time of year having an anthem like quality by a classic beginning of single key piano strokes, then build into a full cord melody with far reaching synthesized overtones, and light percussion presence.
 
The nine remaining months also support a fine balance of seasonally defined movements, mirroring a beautifully composed mixture of ambient instrumentation that is generously light, reflective, and relaxing to the listener throughout the year.
 
David is also credited for composing the official music for the National Geographic King Tutankhamun, Golden Age of the Pharaohs, and Real Pirates museum exhibits, and his music has been heard by over an estimated 7 million people in several international museums, art galleries, and other televised venues around the world.  Currently he lives in Las Vegas Nevada composing music, and writing a Broadway styled musical, while performing as a musician at the Paris Hotel and Casino.

His first project is an impressive introduction into the New Age music market by his personal ambient descriptions of the months and seasons nicely composed with a classic touch.  If you find your yearly schedule is becoming too complex by not having enough time in your day, discover this more desirable solution to great yearly planning. 

Visit davidmauk.com. Also make sure to visit his Myspace page for samples.