Nik Mikas Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Any piece that incorporates the Fibonacci Sequence or the golden ratio, technically. Well, why don't we just say ANY song (or piece of art, for that matter) is inspired by nature, technically? Or even any song that incorporates any mathematical sequence or ratio, as Fi isn't the only number in nature by a long shot? Everything anything ever does is technically inspired by nature, but I don't think that's what the original poster wanted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Composer Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Some Vaughn-Williams would probably be good. He has a few pieces that sound bucolic. Like his Oboe Concerto. I think that's what it's called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Composer Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Oh! You should totally do Mahler 3. :D It's a beast, but the symphony is generally Nature-inspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abernathy Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Some Vaughn-Williams would probably be good. He has a few pieces that sound bucolic.Like his Oboe Concerto. I think that's what it's called. The piece that came to my mind was his Symphony No. 3, originally just titled "A Pastoral Symphony," but you're right on here. Vaughan-Williams' music is definitely evocative of nature, just as a general rule. In that same vein, there's obviously Beethoven's 6th as well as as Glazunov's 7th (also labeled "Pastoral") although I haven't heard it myself. One underrated piece I personally associate with nature is Tchaikovsky's 1st, the Winter Daydreams. Other assorted pieces I haven't seen mentioned (apologies if someone did and I missed it): -Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring -Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 (just for the nickname "Pastoral", it doesn't really remind me of nature) -Ives: Three Places in New England -Schubert: Der Jungling an der Quelle (a lied, one of my favorites I've heard so far) -Wagner: Forest Murmurs -Grieg: Morning Mood (from Peer Gynt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schumann Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I'm quite passionate about this topic; music exemplifying nature is something that speaks right to my soul. I'd be interested in hearing more suggestions. I'm no expert, but if one tries searching for nature words in compositions, it may yield many results though the quality of being like undeveloped program music is dependable. Woodwinds often emulate nature sounds quite naturally, the flute, bassoon, clarinet. Here are two of my favorite sections of music that I think exemplify some lush beautiful nature: 7:13 - 8:13 of Dvorak 7, and in definitely a more lyrical and mystical sense 1:38 - 2:32 of . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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