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What an absolutely stunning explosion of ideas this is! I love the opening harp figures, mixing with glockenspiel and truly exuberant woodwinds. One of the first posts mentioned Respighi, and I agree with that but it also has some R. Strauss and something else very unique and personal inside it. I commend you, QcCowboy, for labouring over such an amazing symphonic idea.
In this, I can feel the sun's warmth hit my skin as it breaks through the clouds upon some rocky plain on the Canadian shield. The air is thin and nearly calm, but a gentle breeze floats down from the blue, barely cloudy sky on a clear summer afternoon. Whether programmatic or not; whether tone painting or not, it's just awe-inspiring.. and, what's more, it is inspiring! I especially love the resolution... it never wanders, but always tells us where we are.
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