Watermark

Watermark

by Paul Theobald

Composed by: Enya

To enhance the soporific effect of the music, Enya uses 'rubato'. That is, the speeding up of the music at the start of the bar and slowing down in the middle. This is programmed in AMPLE by the use of a conductor part (part9), with the appropriate tempo changes affecting all parts. This is briefly documented in the User Guide on p121.

I have developed my own piano instrument which is less harsh than the preset supplied, which together with the 'act' definition produce a gentle and smooth piano part.