Spring by MrBouzouki published on 2021-03-27T18:24:47Z "A musical vision of Spring, a time of renewal and growth. From out of the cold ground comes a promise of warmer days. Then April showers herald an explosion of life, shorter nights and lighter days full of the sound of birdsong. As the season moves on, there is a slowing of change as Summer draws near." Description Spring, finds me trying to express, in music, my feelings about this season. Below is a attempt at doing this in words too. This is the third of four orchestral pieces that describe the four temperate seasons of the year. If you want to hear the other pieces from the series "The Wheel Turns" after listening to this piece, the links are here :- https://soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-wheel-turns The Wheel Turns Orchestral Suite - YouTube playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQkE1sMc-t1sixu4RmJmjyFr0HF6dnUF2 --------------------------------------------------------------- Spring The waiting is over. The Winter chill recedes and there is a tacit acceptance to the demands of birth and rebirth. A sign of fresh green poking through the ground is a welcome sight, a simple signal that all will be well. Very quickly, in a sudden rush, there is life in the hedgerows and the sound of birds heralding a new season. One of life and growth and warmer days and rainy times, but overall a feeling of hope. You have longed for this moment, a chance to put away your Winter clothes and feel the sun upon your face again. The riot of change will continue as the life-giving sun takes longer marches through the sky. Spring of all seasons is a time to revel in simply feeling alive. --------------------------------------------------------------- Instrumentation Con Sordino Strings (Albion One - Spitfire) Viola Ensemble (Chris Hein Strings) Viola Ensemble Pizzicato Loose (Chris Hein Strings) Cello Ensemble (Chris Hein Strings) Solo Cello (Chris Hein Strings) Solo(1826 Old)Violin (Chris Hein Strings) Alto Flute (Chris Hein Winds) Piccolo (Chris Hein Winds) English Horn (Chris Hein Winds) Barock Bassoon (Chris Hein Winds) Bb Clarinet (Chris Hein Winds) French Horn (Chris Hein Brass) French Horn Ensemble(Chris Hein Brass) Trombone (Chris Hein Brass) Tuba (Chris Hein Brass) Bell Tree (Flying Hands Percussion) Triangle (Kontakt Factory Library) Concert Harp (Garritan Personal Orchestra 5) I really wanted a lightness to this piece and it took me a while of tweaking to get what I heard in my head. I didn't want it to sound like Autumn, or Summer, both weightier seasons, but not as thin and austere as Winter. So this piece is mostly woodwinds and strings with hardly any percussion I didn't need bottom-end, I needed more focus in the melody interaction and there was a missing link. It needed to be light and airy and what else says light and airy like the harp. After about a day working on the harp part it started to give the feel I wanted. The harp glissandi were useful as bookends to the section it features in. The piece begins with an echo of Winter and the bell tree, the piccolo and alto flute describe the first signs of growth before giving way to pizzicato strings of April Showers. The harp section is a semi-formal counterpoint section with the harp melody inter-woven with the solo violin in my attempt to describe the rapid growth of the Season. The final section brings in the brass and is a calmer end to the piece that hints at the glory of Summer just around the corner. Genre Classical Comment by Petra Christensen Incredibly beautiful... Love it! 2023-06-28T06:58:22Z Comment by Pebble Wreck Iād say the hard work paid off mate! Great job! 2022-03-16T21:55:35Z Comment by Pebble Wreck Very nice! 2022-03-16T21:53:54Z Comment by Uncharted Course Beautiful compositions 2022-03-12T03:55:28Z Comment by BVR Productions beautiful work! 2022-01-20T01:55:05Z Comment by KASO Very Smooth 2022-01-10T16:55:36Z Comment by Christopher Joseph Wallace Oh this is gorgeous, iām so looking forward to Spring now! 2022-01-10T16:24:53Z Comment by Phil Hawker Really evocative music! 2022-01-02T18:02:10Z Comment by echosonica these orchestral pieces are just awesome, Pete... can't imagine the amount of work you put into them... but the amount of love really shows ššš 2021-10-11T18:24:39Z Comment by Anibal Seminara Beautiful, inspiring! 2021-09-07T11:19:58Z Comment by Finn Eces Must be listened to with closed eyes...great piece. 2021-06-18T19:59:36Z Comment by Jeryia J Brilliant composition 2021-06-18T10:43:35Z Comment by Pianissimo Pete! What an honestly wonderful piece. I had no idea you composed orchestral music. I love the gentle and almost tentative woodwinds and the way that they overlay onto the strings harmony. The use of pizzicato to allude to April showers is brilliant. Just wonderful orchestration and composition all around! 2021-06-14T18:49:45Z Comment by idematoa Composition magnifique š š š š š¶ š§ 2021-06-09T04:16:06Z Comment by Robert John Brooks, Composer Lovely work 2021-06-08T14:01:31Z Comment by fu-fu A sound that will wash your heart. I feel kindness and an invitation to the story 2021-06-08T00:34:17Z Comment by 1roomstudio Lovely way to start the morning! 2021-06-05T18:07:07Z Comment by Ricardo da Silva simply wonderful,beautiful composition,does feel like spring has sprung 2021-05-15T19:11:38Z Comment by Frontecielo excellent composition and orchestration, style and taste! 2021-05-05T20:38:05Z Comment by Frontecielo Beautiful 2021-05-05T20:34:13Z Comment by Liz Dicker Spring is definitely in the air Pete, it's beautiful.... 2021-04-30T17:57:03Z Comment by Haleen Music Lots of love to you for the beautiful music 2021-04-29T17:48:02Z Comment by MrBouzouki @user-138663860: We have been very cautious and hopefully it has paid off. Let's hope we can truly live again at some point. 2021-04-22T13:54:31Z Comment by MrBouzouki @user-138663860: Cheers ... glad it connected for you. Here in the UK Spring has truly arrived. Yes, I'm sure we will make it through these difficult times. There is always hope 2021-04-22T13:49:27Z Comment by Spektralfarben Beautiful :) 2021-04-16T17:15:08Z