Description
La Forêt (The Forest)
Suite for guitar and chamber orchestra in 6 movements by composer Mark Van Overmeire. Atmospheric music with beautiful rhythms and harmonies.
The six movements of “La Forêt“ (The Forest) take you on an outing in the great outdoors, a beautiful forest with all its mysteries and secrets for you to discover at your own leisure. Under the trees, you hear the calls and sounds of animals; the sound of wind and leaves keep you company while you follow a picturesque stream and take in the forest in all its beauty.
1. Sous les arbres (Under the trees)
2. Le cri et bruit des animaux (The calls and sounds of animals)
3. Courant de cascade (Waterfall stream)
4. Le son du vent et des feuilles (The sound of wind and leaves)
5. Les oiseaux chantent tôt le matin (Birds sing early in the morning)
6. Les belles couleurs de l'automne (The beautiful colors of autumn)
From the composer:
“La Forêt“ (The Forest) takes me back to childhood memories. In the neighborhood where I lived as a young child. there were some woods. I must have been around 10 years old. One day when strolling by myself in the woods I discovered a tree cabin high up a tree. I could not resist and climbed my way up to the tree cabin. It was magical. I sat down and had an amazing view and felt that the world belonged to me. That memory and the way I felt that day has stayed with me.
Instrumentation:
guitar
flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb
bassoon
2 French horns in F
trumpet in Bb
1st violins
2nd violins
violas
cellos
double basses
Duration:
circa 22 minutes
Level:
intermediate to advanced
Listen to full suite on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/2z0vC8rlg0E