Lee Barry Composition Diary

                                        [3/2026: I have imported them into an LLM , and you can now use prompts to get song "recipes", to wit, Prompt: Create a strategy for a song using an entry form each of the categories and create a list. Abstraction : Turn on a radio stream and integrate something you heard into the work (such as news, a commercial, or music). Arrangement : Start with a title before beginning the composition. Dynamics : Use a Soft to Loud progression throughout the piece. Harmony : Use no thirds in your chord structures. Key : Set the song in G major/E minor . Melody : Compose a melody using 5 notes . Meter : Use a 6/8 time signature. Mood : Incorporate expansive strings to define the atmosphere. Rhythm : Ensure the bass never plays the downbeat . Style : Produce the track in an Ambient style. Tempo : Set the pace to Medium: 80-128 BPM. Topic : Focus the ly...

Soundwalk: DuSable Harbor (2010) June 17, 2010: Weather gorgeous! Sound walks: Michigan Avenue AI to River, Riverwalk, Harbor Walk Turning basin: The Turning Basin is the point where the Chicago River meets the Locks to Lake Michigan. I sat on a bench overlooking the small harbor towards the harbor house, then walked south on the promenade, with DuSable Harbor on my left. Harbor Walk: Continued walk past DuSable harbor towards the Abegweit. There was a blues band playing on deck which you can hear in the background. A passerby says 'Party Boat!'. The strong breezes make for very clanky boat masts. As I walked south along the curved shore along came several hundred joggers running past me. A guy on a rickshaw shouts 'This ride is better than an American Eagle'. Continued path past yacht club and into Monroe Harbor area, traffic noise from LSD on right, end at Balbo Drive. Listen to audio of walk here:  https://archive.org/deta...

Just the Clouds From a J.M.W. Turner Painting (2017) Photo collage (48x12 inches) License this image Source: Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm , 1836/37 The "Just" Series: Just the Clouds in Dutch Painting Just the Red Garments Just the Clouds in a Turner Painting #texture #tan #atmosphere