This SMiLE song is a Masterpiece. Here’s Why.

Composer Samuel Andreyev analyses Cabinessence, from the Beach Boys’ aborted SMiLE album. [00:00] Introduction [01:02] The road to SMiLE [03:52] Van Dyke Parks’ lyrics [05:24] Formal analysis [06:03] Harmonic language [07:47] Composition lessons [08:11] The chorus [09:20] The coda [10:53] Orchestration [12:42] Why SMiLE collapsed Join me on Patreon, where I share essays, archival materials, and works in progress:   / samuelandreyev   Private lessons in composition & analysis samuel.andreyev (at) gmail (dot) com Order my scores https://edition-impronta.com/stage/en... Website http://www.samuelandreyev.com X   / samuelandreyev