The Maker by Rick Wakeman - Performed by Chris Huebner

This is a beautiful piece from Rick's No Earthly Connection album. It's such a beautiful melody.

No Earthly Connection is one of those albums that really is one song with may sub parts. While technically there may be "tracks" its really all one musical experience. I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. It was one of two record albums that were the first I ever bought for myself. (The other was Pink Floyd - Animals)

This piece starts with the sound of mumbling in the beginning (and middle) which I try to represent with a patch that uses choir voices but run through a LFO set to a S&H waveform for the pitch and a second LFO set to a random waveform for the filter. (If you're not a keyboard player this won't mean anything to you so don't worry :-) ).

Here's my version. I hope I've done it justice.

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[pca321]

Flawless! beautiful song from a keyboard wizard, hey would you tell me where to get the musical score to this song please.

[bubblabu]

@pca321 Thank you. I learned it by ear so I don't know if it's even available.

[winwin132]

my first album was Wish you were here by Pink Floyd and this one was, I presume, one of my first ten. Also, has plenty of sentimental value to me.

[bubblabu]

@winwin132 - The other album I bought at the same time was Animals :-)

[winwin132]

the best solo album of Rick.

[bubblabu]

@winwin132 I tend to agree. It was also the first of Rick's albums I ever owned so it has some sentimental value for me as well.

[LOL4618]

Oh my God. This is so divine.

[maGiKPhiLn]

very nice performance!! I wish I could play as good as you do. I know how difficult is playing by ear, discovering note after note, because I play the same way too.

I play many instruments and now Im learning piano...BUT let me tell you something with all my humility but also with all my ears: at the intro you made a mistake: the 2nd chord is not A5, it is F#m. Keep on wonderful playing!

[LSDpeasantry]

@iampayat learn to transcribe biotchh.

seriously, it just takes time. One note at a time.... there are only possible choices for each one...

and seriously you can see the keys in this vid.

[LSDpeasantry]

@iampayat learn to transcribe biotchh.

seriously, it just takes time. One note at a time.... there are only possible choices for each one...

[bubblabu]

@iampayat I don't read music either. I just learned it by ear.