Saturday, July 16, 2011

Delius Song of Summer

"I want you to imagine we are sitting on the cliffs of heather and looking out over the sea. The sustained chords in the high strings suggest the clear sky and stillness and calm of the scene...You must remember that figure that comes in the violins when the music becomes more animated. I'm introducing it there to suggest the gentle rise and fall of the waves. The flutes suggest a seagull gliding by."

-Frederick Delius





(posting very late tonight, still coming down off of LoveBox with my husband!)

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2 Comments:

Blogger grace said...

This is so beautiful.

And the scene set before listening, and then imagining while listening is perfect.

5:38 PM  
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6:59 AM  

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