Aeolus (Symphonic rock and string quartet music)

In Greek mythology, Aeolus was the keeper of the winds and king of the island of Aeolia, one of the abrupt rocky Lipara islands close to Sicily. Aeolus lived on the floating island of Aeolia and was visited by Odysseus and his crew in the Odyssey. After their misadventure in Polyphemus' cave, Aeolus gave them hospitality for a month and provided them a west wind to carry them home to Ithaca. He also provided a gift of an ox-hide bag containing all winds but the west. Odysseus and his crew members traveled steadily and anxiously for several days, but with his native land in sight, Odysseus sank overpowered by sleep. His men proceeded to indulge their curiosity to see the costly presents which they thought the bag contained, opened it unwittingly, and out burst the imprisoned winds with such a roar that the force drove the ship back to Aeolus' island. Aeolus refused to provide any further help because he believed that their short and unsuccessful voyage meant that the gods did not favour them. Aeolus was perceived by post-Homeric authors as a god, rather than as a mortal and simple Keeper of the Winds (as in the Odyssey).

Hey everyone! This is a new symphonic rock track which musically revolves around a string quartet, utilising also a heavy rhythm section (bass and drums) to achieve a modern feel and make it perhaps more interesting. Cheers!

[kluanetakhini]

Really awesome orchestration and arrangement. Love the addition of the drum/ bass drive. It is strangely reminiscent of some of the energy of the early string oriented rock/jazz bands like Flock/ Mahavishnu Orchestra/ Gerry Goodman (violin). Again, I commend you on this amazingly sophisticated and interesting composition. √√√√√