I wrote this piece for an on-line competition which was
on the theme of water. The voting was by the public and
although it didn't win this was the only piece to be
shortlisted by all the judges. Later it was selected as
one of 24 pieces from 430 submissions to be programmed
by the Chicago Ensemble.
Starts with a few drips, quickly gathers pace, then a
downpour. Dies away as it started (reversing the
pattern from the start). The sun comes out as the last
of the raindrops drip off the fo...(+)
I wrote this piece for an on-line competition which was
on the theme of water. The voting was by the public and
although it didn't win this was the only piece to be
shortlisted by all the judges. Later it was selected as
one of 24 pieces from 430 submissions to be programmed
by the Chicago Ensemble.
Starts with a few drips, quickly gathers pace, then a
downpour. Dies away as it started (reversing the
pattern from the start). The sun comes out as the last
of the raindrops drip off the foliage. As the rain
starts and stops I've tried to capture the random
nature of the drops until they become (or come out of)
a continuous downpour. At the end I've tried to capture
the rain-washed look of the countryside as the sun
comes out and everything is fresh and gently dripping.
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