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Sequoia Rhapsody Vignettes
Tone Poem for Harp, Piano & Orchestra
Composer, Harp & Piano: Paul Hurst Volume 4 Earth Anthem Series
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$5.00 - MP3 Album Not available as Audio CD $1.00 - Single Tracks
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The vignettes are a Special Edition of six of the ten Movements from Sequoia Rhapsody - Tone Poem for Harp, Piano and Orchestra. Each vignette is tailored for individual listening.
Enter the primeval grove of ancient redwoods; feel their majesty and serenity.
The inspiration for this work is the ancient Redwood forests, along the North Coast of California and the Sierra mountains.
The Special Edition can be purchased as an MP3 Album or as individual MP3 tracks.
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Vignette 1: Entrance into the Forest: October Light and Mist
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Sequoia Rhapsody: Movement 1: The opening reflects the awesome mood and serenity one feels upon entering the forest, the astonishing play of light and mist creating the atmosphere of wonder.
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Vignette 2: The Ancient Giants |
Sequoia Rhapsody: Movement 3: The theme, an ascending half-step followed by a leap up, symbolizes the towering reach skyward of the trees and gaze. The theme is hinted at in the first movement, is sung by the birds in the second movement, and appears in full force in this movement. De Wayne’s theme (the late De Wayne Fulton) is introduced by the flutes and echoed by the horns near the end of this movement.
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Vignette 3: Song of the Sequoias & Forest Trial
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Sequoia Rhapsody: Movement 5: The nine-note theme played by the solo cello is the “bowing music” I heard from high in the forest canopy as the wind nudged the high branches.
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Vignette 4: Twilight: Harper in the Woods
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Sequoia Rhapsody: Movement 6: The mood changes as the light turns to hues of gold and blue. The forest become, if possible, more serene and our spirits introspective.
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Vignette 5: Requiem for a Giant
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Sequoia Rhapsody: Movement 9: In Movement 8 (cannot be made into a Vignette) was THE STORM: thunder, rain, flood and fall of the Giant Tree. This was written shortly after De Wayne Fulton’s passing.
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Vignette 6: Finale: (Fugue) Life Springs Anew
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Sequoia Rhapsody: Movement 10 is the Finale: This is a double fugue derived from both the theme of the Ancient Giants and Song of the Sequoia. The main themes are repeated and counterpointed numerously to represent the thousands of young saplings that spring from both the body of the fallen Sequoia and from the surrounding, light-filled forest floor.
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