Autumn Tree by Ron Anderson Sheet Music for Piano & Vocal at Sheet Music Direct

Product Details

Artist Ron Anderson

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Ron Anderson

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 8

Arrangement Piano & Vocal

Publisher Ron James Anderson

Product ID 1061726

Genre Contemporary

Instruments Piano Voice

Product Description

Autumn Tree depicts a scene of quiet desperation. The turn of seasons threatens the dying leaves, who will soon be separated from their trees by the night wind. The barren trees are left to mourn the deaths of their children throughout the ruthless winter. Their only solace is the promise that their brittle fingers will hold future offspring; new leaves will take their places in the spring. They send up a desperate plea for renewal of life and an early spring, but in the next thought concede that winter must first be endured before such renewal can begin.

The piece opens with a desolate passage for unaccompanied cello, setting the tone of a gloomy autumnal scene. The piano joins with a funereal accompaniment, followed immediately by the singers entrance. The music gradually gains momentum as the urgency of the situation is revealed. After an extended whirlwind passage for cello and piano, resignation sets in once more. The funereal accompaniment returns, with a canon between the singer and cellist. This leads to a final outburst-the realization that the trees must suffer a harsh winter and almost complete loss before springtime can return.

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