Tears from My Eyes on Spotify Playlists
L'heure de la Mort Now on Sheet Music Direct
Warriors' Last Stand
My new orchestral piece Warriors’ Last Stand is now published on Sheet Music Plus.
Imagine! The enemies have attacked on two fronts. The fight to overcome the adversity appears futile. The warriors consolidate their energy and position to defend their honor and their families. The odds do not look favorable. But they will not give up for it is the Warriors' Last Stand….
Cherishing the Kiss of Love
There is nothing like the kiss of love when you and another dare to express such an intimate act of a loving kiss, an extension of the growing bond you share with another that reflects the love you now share with each other. The depth of love's kiss whether experienced in the moment or in contemplation from a cherished memory is forever powerful and passionate. The solo violins capture the loving emotions conveyed in this powerfully intimate piece….
Surviving in Utter Desperation
This past week I had been contemplating the utter desperation that seems to have surrounded us in living our day to day life from politics to Covid-19 and pervading social injustice. To process these emotions and to achieve some type of catharsis, I started to write music that would convey this desperation that fuels our actions. Everything seems to be a matter of life and death. To uplift our spirits I wrote music that reflected our actions and emotions but also to give us strength and hope so that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This too shall pass. We can get through this together.
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An Epic Song of Self-Empowerment: We Can Overcome
Imperial Battle March., the 4th song on L’ Heure de la Mort album, was written to convey self-empowerment.. Although during this pandemic many have felt overwhelmed, I wrote it on a day I was feeling that we can overcome this. We can face our challenges and overcome adversity. Imperial Battle March captures the very essence of march to battle. This epic, cinematic song encapsulates courage, nobility, honor, boldness, triumph, and victory. Like the hero from battle, march triumphantly to Imperial Battle March leading your soldiers to victory. Like a superhero, soar into to save the lives of those in peril. Like a powerful futuristic society, save the planet from interplanetary invasion. We can overcome….
On Father's Day, Drift Away to Your Dreams with New Cinematic Album L' Heure de la Mort
Drifting is the closing song on Tito's upcoming album L' Heure de la Mort. There is nothing more soothing than floating and drifting in water - its quiet solitude, its comforting surrounding holding you, embracing you with its healing touch. You can dream. You can escape to a beautiful wonderland just by closing your eyes and drifting away with gentle waters carrying you ever so slowly or simply holding you blissfully still - a peaceful perfect moment all to yourself. So, drift away. Drift to your dreams. Drift to your beautiful wonderland….
L' Heure de la Mort and the Turbulent Winds of Emotions during Covid-19
During this pandemic, no one has been immune to the loss of loved ones. The winds of emotions during this pandemic have been nothing less than turbulent. Because emotions play such a significant part of how I process life, my creativity follows suit. So, I write music that helps me process all these feelings. The result was the creation of this upcoming album L’Heure de la Mort. L' Heure de la Mort pays tribute to those taken away from us - to those gone too soon. May they rest in peace as they are blessed in the eyes of God. L' Heure de la Mort means the Hour of Death. Although that moment is different for everyone, death's inevitability is the same for all. This album expresses all the emotions I have been feeling during this pandemic. There are some days of utter sadness, other days of self-empowerment. Yet there were other days where I just wanted to escape to a dream world free of this world's dysfunction. Other days I was inspired by the great acts of human kindness and courage….
Covid-19 Creativity
n many ways amid the sadness and sorrow of Covid-19 pandemic, there is also much blessing. We have seen the best and worst in the human collective emerge. However, one of the most salient blessings of Covid-19 is the burst of creativity that has resulted from those in quarantine, those on the front-lines - any place or time where human ingenuity is called upon artistically, scientifically, or practically to raise the human spirit, to solve problems, or to provide positive escapism and inspiration to those in need….
Inspiration Behind Bleeding Heart
“… The emotions that have served as the impetus for writing this book also compelled me to write my latest song entitled Bleeding Heart. It expresses the sadness and sorrow I see in the world around me and the disappointment in the powers that be that govern our society today. The music and forthcoming book are my creative communication and contribution to the world that we are all born with dignity, an inherent value and self-worth as human beings deserving of kindness and respect from, to, and with each of our fellow brothers and sisters. We all matter….”
Passionate and Poignant Pathos, Tito's Neoclassical Music Album out now!
Passionate and Poignant Music Album Pathos Comes out on Black Friday
Pathos is a collection of emotional and passionate neoclassical and cinematic songs from orchestral, string ensemble to piano solos and piano ensemble music composed and produced by Tito Abeleda. This is a preview of the upcoming music album scheduled for official release on November 29, 2019 Black Friday. To promote the release of Pathos, anyone that signs up on Visionary Quest Records will get a free HQ copy of Pathos music album songs all delivered via email on the day of release on Black Friday, November 29, 2019. Fans who sign up will also be the first to hear about our other promotional specials such as free sheet music and huge discounts on other music products….
Procession in D Minor Inspired by Recent Events
As I have mentioned before inspiration can come from any aspect of life from within and from what surrounds us. Recent current events have served as the impetus for creativity for me. Last week I was so overwhelmed with emotion, sadness, courage, and inspiration to compose the piece Procession in D Minor (for Full Orchestra and SATBB Choir) and Procession in Minor (for Wind Ensemble and SATBB Choir). It is deep, profound, and filled with a mixture of the emotions I was feeling during my writing of the piece. There is an undertone of sadness yet its build in processional style is indicative of courage to overcome adversity, to face challenges, and to honor those who have been taken away from us….
SMP Press A+ Experience: Life Shaping Composers, Composers Shaping Music, Music Sharing Life's Stories
Calling on All Composers
Good morning, Good evening my friends and colleagues,
I hope those of you who are just rising to greet this wonderful day are awakening to a day that will be nothing less awesome. I also hope that my other dear friends and colleagues who are soon ending their work day had a satisfying productive day. Today I wanted to share my experience with SMP Press especially those of you who haven’t yet decided to give this program a try. First, I will start off by saying the folks here at SMP Press at Sheet Music Plus have given me such stellar customer service as a composer contributor. SMP Press is an awesome program. But its awesome factor is deep and personal to me on several levels. Your experience may be different. The timing of my discovery of SMP Press had such a profound impact on me. I believe that if there's opportunity for a creative person to be creative – to create and to self-express, that artist should feed and nurture that aspect of his own soul and being. What gives a person fulfillment and meaning? What is a person's happy place? Sometimes people joke about having been temporarily in their happy place, having spent an atypical weekend doing the atypical. Yet, this atypical weekend was so extraordinarily satisfying - it was both named as a desired goal and a recognition of what it means to be happy. Then why was this so atypical? Should not our life pursuits be focused on achieving our dreams, that which brings happiness. If composing or arranging music is what makes one happy, then why do anything else? If there are opportunities to compose new music or to add new life to existing music with a new arrangement, wouldn't you seize those opportunities?
SMP Press has spent considerable time and effort to gather and build a global, creative powerhouse of independent composers, songwriters, and music publishers to provide customers of Sheet Music Plus (SMP) with the bonus of original music compositions often not available anywhere else in the world. In addition to these original works, SMP Press has established a special arrangement with music publisher Hal Leonard that allows SMP Press composers to search a database of copyrighted music with over a million titles of copyrighted music, pre-cleared for SMP Press composers to create musical arrangements of these songs that are under copyright protection. Nowhere else will you find this. Of course, there are specific restrictions as to what type of musical arrangements are permitted to SMP Press composers. Large ensembles such as show choirs, marching band, wind ensemble, and orchestra are not permitted. However, solo to small ensembles are permitted. Mashups or medleys are also not permitted. These restrictions only apply to the SMP Press sheet music database of copyrighted music. SMP composers are free to compose original compositions in any way they like, for any mode of expression, from soloist, duet, small ensemble to a large orchestra. Composers, the world is still your oyster. (Sheet Music Plus, 2019)