2015 Roach Family Christmas Song
I wrote this "song" as a "present" for Anna and her(/my) family. The "music" was created by typing the following into a music program:
The Roach Family
Tom Roach
Nancy Roach
Anna Roach
Eamonn Roach
Sonja Roach
Christian Roach
Each letter on the computer keyboard corresponds to a different note. So z=C, s=C-Sharp, x=D, etc... Some keys don't
correspond to a note - most importantly the A-key and F-key. In those cases, I left the previous note playing. The high-pitched instrument at the beginning of the song
is the one that I used to play the "libretto". I then added a bass line and some drums.
The end part of the song doesn't correspond to any particular text. I just thought it would be a nice way to wrap things up.
2021 Edition
I always intended to make a longer song but ran out of time back in 2015. I finally got around to finishing the song at the end of 2021.
It includes much more development as well as reiterations of "The Roach Family" motif.