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A very personal piece
Steve Morse, his band, and his son Kevin have recorded a composition Taken By An Angel, dedicated to his late wife Janine.
After losing my wife and Kevin losing his stepmother, this is the piece we put together as a tribute.
The part at the end was actually something I had written as a chapter two for “Contact Lost,” and had even tried out with Deep Purple. I knew it was something I’d want to use in the future.
The sad and lonely part at the very beginning was written the night she died, after going home. But I did not include that when we played at her funeral.
The second section – where Kevin comes in with the chords – is what we started the memorial service piece with. After hearing Kevin’s beautiful voicings, I just played a simple melody straight from the heart.
The next section picks up energy with Kevin’s rhythm, as it represents the beginning of hope and faith for a better place that our loved ones will rest in.
At the end of the first time through, Kevin’s rhythmic suspended chord drives us into a new key, and Van supplied some tubular bell sounds that give it that heavenly but triumphant feeling that closes on a major chord.
It’s a very personal piece for me, but I think it applies to all of us going through the stages of grief: the sadness, the introspection, the prayers, and the hope and belief of a better place.
Thanks to Steve Morse fan site for the heads-up and the quote.
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