symphony

 M y S y m p h o n y Please excuse the poor recordings of the music. Voice recorders were not meant for violin!

**__Symphony Movement One:__** My first movement is meant to sound like a rainstorm. It is a Theme and variation piece. The beginning is kind of slow, but the piece gets a bit faster as more sixteenth notes are used. This mimics a rainstorm because it starts slow with thunder rumbling in the distance and then rain starts coming down faster and faster, then it slows down and eventually stops. This movement is in a minor, primarily in four-four time. The minor key helps give the song a darker tone.

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Movements two and three are different from the first. I did not do anything in the means of time signatures or rhythms. When I play the violin my private teacher often gets irritated because I play songs the way I want to, which means I don't pay attention to some of the rhythms. I took advantage of my freedom while doing this project.

**__Movement two:__** My second movement symbolizes the peace and quiet after the storm in the first movement. It is played mostly with smooth legato bows and in longer notes. It also has quieter dynamics than the first. As I wrote this movement I imagined a misty foggy morning, with the sky still somewhat dark as the clouds pass. It was somewhat inspired by the prelude to the first of Bach's unaccompanied cello suites. This piece is in the key of G Major.

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__** Movement three: **__ My third movement is based on birds singing on an early spring morning. The quicker notes help to make it sound like a bird might. I used trills to imitate the random warbles birds sometimes make. I also used harmonics to make it sound airier. The plucking and slides were used to demonstrate cheeps and whistles, as well as a bird's cocky behavior.

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