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<p>This video is a sample of the musical piece “Journey Thru a Dark Forest” by Jacob F. Riess. Instrument samples used in this recording are from Garritan Personal Orchestra. Copyright 2014 by Jacob F. Riess. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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  <div class="message"><p>A long time ago, it seems to me, I took a music appreciation class that was more like a general overview of music history. One of the themes throughout the class was a discussion on the importance of music in the everyday lives of cultures from all time periods. Going all the way back to the earliest civilizations of man, music played an important driving role in the survival of the human race. Just ask yourself this one question:</p>
<p>“Can you live without music?”</p>
<p>Many early human civilizations would answer…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/home/blog/6960066/music-is-life-life-is-music">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <a href="/home/blog/6960067/endings">“Endings”</a>&nbsp;
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<p>“Endings” is a Woodwind Quintet piece I started writing in April of 2013. Little did I know that in a month Oma Jo would past from this world. I was just finishing up a very unpleasant semester at the University of Missouri St. Louis. The one bright spot in that semester was the composition seminar I took with Dr. Harbach. This was one of the pieces that I worked on with her. It seemed to pour bad news on me that semester. I changed my major for the second time and then Oma Jo passed on. Music was part of…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/home/blog/6960067/endings">Read more</a></span></div>
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