Week 2: Change of Colors
As the air gets crisper and the days grow shorter, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the beauty and transition that autumn brings. We're excited to introduce our newest community challenge: "Music of the Fall"! This is your chance to explore pieces that capture the essence of this season – whether they evoke the feeling of change, a fresh beginning, or the quiet nostalgia of falling leaves.
What’s the Challenge?
Select a guitar piece that you personally associate with the change of seasons or the idea of starting anew. This could be a work that resonates with autumnal moods, melodies that conjure up images of falling leaves, or pieces that mark a new chapter in your musical journey.
Suggested Themes:
- Transition: Pieces that reflect change or transformation.
- New Beginnings: Works that symbolize starting something new, like a new season in life or music.
- Autumnal Mood: Music that captures the essence of fall – perhaps something contemplative, warm, or even bittersweet.
Timeline:
- Start: October 1st
- End: October 30th
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I didn't want to miss the challenge this month, so I started with Martin's suggestion of «Autumn Streets» by Andrew York, a cute work I didn't know. Thank you for listening!
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Blaise Laflamme So beautiful, Blaise! When I close my eyes and listen, it really does take me to a very introspective, and autumn-like place.
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Eric Phillips Thank you Eric, York's music always has something special.
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Such a beautiful performance, Blaise! (I've listened to it half a dozen times already.) Your tone, your phrasing - everything, really, seems just perfect. And I agree with Eric, the reflective quality of the music somehow captures the character of the fall season: a sort of wistfulness I suppose, a longing for the days of summer now gone.
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David Krupka Thank you David for your kind words, I'm happy you like it!
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Blaise Laflamme beautiful playing as usual. What a piece, as Eric said, I can almost smell Autumm listening to it.
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don Thank you don, York's music is usually pretty evocative.
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Another piece I was reading through that reflects the melancholy of the Fall season, by Marianne Vedral, a composer that I really like. Thank you for listening!
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Blaise Laflamme I really like this piece a lot but it feels like it diving straight into the heart of winter than Autumm. A heart wrencher.
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don Thank you Don, I should have posted it at the end of the challenge then!
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Blaise Laflamme Heart wrenching, but gorgeous!
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Eric Phillips Thank you Eric!
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Shand - Inquietude Op 56 No 1
Like Blaise’ post above, this is a pretty intense and somber piece of music. I am not sure if it evokes Autumn, but if it does, it is certainly late Autumn, as it descends into Winter.
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Eric Phillips Beautiful discovery Eric, this is definitely a somber mood, I particularly like the end section with the pedal and chord progression.
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Eric Phillips you certainly dress the part of autumn.
Very dark for sure. Beautifully played as usual!
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