Joseph and Family creativity starts with a simple tune

Some of my work with my musical:
Here is "Herod's Waltz" and "Everything To Me"

A good evening, too, Sherry.
Our postings popped in simultaneously or close to it. I was very happy to see your post just as I was posting about my first tune in the musical. Well, it started that way. Herod's Waltz cam in later and moved to the beginning. He is one of those characters everyone can love to hate. The lyric doesn't exaggerate, but with a couple of millenia between us, he can almost be pointed to with a smile.
I intend to share more of the musical in the future.
I appreciate all your comments,
and always did.
Michael

Lucky for crazy old Joe, neither he nor Mary can stay in disagreement for very long. Benjamin pops in and wants to celebrate a "bargain" with some wine, but Joseph sees it is time to be going. The couple have agreed to meet again, and so to that extent, Benjamin is seeing a "betroathal" is here, and hope is alive, even if Herod still is a major threat.
Joseph goes home and picks up James from his neighbor and tucks him into bed and reflects on the magic and wonder of his day. He sings "Everything to Me" (Posted above).
There is more than magic in the air and much more to happen. A star seems to burn extra brightly over the roof of Benjamin's house where Mary is praying.

I've listened to some of this, and have been impressed by the originality of the melodies and your ability to bring out the mood of the lyrics. I'm sure it would make a very good production -well done.

THE END

I hope you enjoyed my music.
Michael
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Hi Michael,

I finally found the time to listen to all of "Joseph." You did a good job of humanizing the story, both in the lyrics to the songs, and maybe even more so in the dialog. It is obvious that you have a talent for matching word/phrase and music. (I did find one place where a fermata might have helped with emphasis.) It's a talent I don't have, or the quite a few poems, including some of my own, that I'd like to set to music would have been set.

Like Sherry, I enjoyed Herod's Waltz, but at least as much Joseph and Mary's Wedding Waltz, The March of the Magi, and the Magi's Song.

I hope you don't mind that in the Magi's Song, as well as several others, I substituted the soundfont, Real Voice, which is the best I've found for midi imitation of the timbre of the human voice.

I also wrote in the instruments for each staff, which made things easier to follow than "New Track." ;)

Looking forward to hearing how things progress with "Joseph."

all best,
mgj