CAST OF THE CHANGELING TROUPE

Travis Edward Pike:  Rhythm Guitar, Recorder and Vocals
Marian Petrocelli:  Keyboards and Vocals
Melodie Bryant:  Keyboards, Recorder and Vocals
Ann Sanders:  Vocals
Steve Pugliesi:  Keyboards
Greg Bischoff:  Lead Guitar
Phil Cataldo:  Electric Bass
Ken Park:  Drums and Percussion

Click on the titles below to hear MP3 demos of the Changeling music.*

Harlequin's Carnival1                       3:47 Phantoms                                         1:51
Mad About You                                 3:17 Reprise of the Fool3                         2:19
Dance of the Nymphs and Gnomes  1:08 The Witch (from Changeling)4          5:55
Morningstone2                                  2:44 The Witch (from Morningstone)4       4:34
1  Elements of "Harlequin's Carnival" became "The Ball Dance" in "GRUMPUSS"
2  In time, Changeling evolved into Morningstone and the significance of this
    haunting tune finally became clear.
3  An early Changeling version of the song now featured in Morningstone.
4 The Witch, integral to the Changeling plot, was re-recorded for Morningstone, 
   but cut from the show when it no longer served the plot line.  Nevertheless, the
   song continues to hold a certain fascination.  The Passacaglia is a Baroque form,
   but the rhythmic motion of the strings deliberately suggests the Romance of
   Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Second Movement, the so-called "Ode to Dance."  
   In fact, the most heinous of the witch trials and burnings occurred during the 
   Baroque Period and by the start of the Romantic Period, had nearly come to an 
   end.  For "The Witch," Travis merged the two historic forms and added a subtle
   bluesy synchopation to set it within the scope of the modern musical vernacular.
*Special thanks to Adam Pike, who artfully salvaged these songs from old demo tapes!
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