Simply Words…

Storming Concerto

Rain drops are beginning to fall, the silence is broken, the air and ground seem alive! The stormy musical concerto set the prelude at staccato tempo followed by energico , the thunder percussion sets the forte mood with powerful timbals and tremolo cellos sustaining the resounding echo, then there’s a pause and the wind begins the polyphony from adagio to allegro_ piccolos whistle their highest notes. Intrepid xylophones vibrate their sound in crescendo…then climax is reached ensuing the intensity to pianissimo andante fading to a sudden rest. The rainwater runs on the ground with gurgling sound rushing through as being chased by the drumming of the heavier rain drops. Flashes of light illuminate brilliantly, the grand performance continues, then the clouds move away… the sequence transposition of notes indicates the in crescendo distance few last phrases are heard then winding down to a triumphant finale. The Divine Maestro vows!

Note: Before dawn on Sunday, we had a tremendous storm in our area, which delivered large amounts of rain, causing floods. The violent storm came accompanied by exploding thunders that shook the house. The worst part of the storm lasted like one hour, since we have had rain for the past four days. Sunday morning I went out to look at the creek and I saw the brook full and furiously fast like I haven’t seen it in years! Hence the Storm Concerto that I wrote. This “Simply Words…” will be a regular post weekly.

Thanks! – H.J.

Tags: Interesting information, nature

32 thoughts on “Simply Words…”

kathydoremus on January 5, 2015 at 8:08 am said:

Very nice.

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 9:15 am said:
  
  Thank you very much Kathy! 🙂
  
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susanpoozan on January 5, 2015 at 8:12 am said:

I was interested to read your interpretation of a thunderstorm using musical analogies.

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 9:15 am said:
  
  Thank you Susan! 🙂
  
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John on January 5, 2015 at 8:25 am said:

Good! Looking forward to it. 🙂

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 9:14 am said:
  
  Thanks for the encouragement John! 🙂
  
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andromeda65 on January 5, 2015 at 8:53 am said:

Simply ‘Wow’, HJ…at a loss of words! Strong and hard-hitting, just as the fury of nature you encountered!!!

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 9:16 am said:
  
  Thank you so much A.! 🙂
  
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Bethula on January 5, 2015 at 10:09 am said:

Wow HJ!!! Wonderful, breathtaking, a very special music of the words…. I LOVED it, thank you 🙂

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 10:17 am said:
  
  Thank you very much Beth! I appreciate it! 🙂
  
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mvschulze on January 5, 2015 at 10:23 am said:

Re.: “Storming Concerto” Remarkable! I could “hear” the music as I read this – and imagined the full impact of nature’s energetic, powerful performance. M 🙂 🙂
Additionally, I believe the windy, passage of the strong cold front currently free-falling the temperature here in NJ, may have been related to the storm you described. M

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 11:58 am said:
  
  Thanks M. the worst will be hitting your area soon! I’m glad that I moved out of NJ. I got tired of the harsh weather.
  I had to do something about the storm so I tried to convey it to the readers in a different way that would not sound like a Weather Report. Bundle up my friend! 🙂
  
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Tiny on January 5, 2015 at 10:51 am said:

Beautiful concerto H.J.! This time the picture was painted in words.

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 12:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks Tiny, I’m trying to pour out my creativity in any way possible. 🙂
  
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  - Tiny on January 5, 2015 at 12:16 pm said:
    
    I like that 🙂
forgottenmeadows on January 5, 2015 at 2:47 pm said:

beautifully written, I could hear that concert as I read your words and visual image painted was melancholic and lovely 🙂 Glad the storm passed and you are safe 🙂

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 3:58 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much Neha! It came to my mind to translate the storm into musical terms words to describe it. Apparently it worked! 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on January 5, 2015 at 4:29 pm said:

Lovely post. You are so musical with words! 🙂

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 5:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks Lisa! In honor to your new piano! 😉
  
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clarepooley33 on January 5, 2015 at 5:30 pm said:

A wonderful composition HJ! I look forward to your ‘Simply Words’ posts.

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 5:34 pm said:
  
  Thank you Clare I just hope not to disappoint anyone. 🙂
  
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  - clarepooley33 on January 5, 2015 at 5:36 pm said:
    
    I’m sure you won’t.
Jane on January 5, 2015 at 6:05 pm said:

Beautiful words! I’m looking forward to reading more! 🙂

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 6:11 pm said:
  
  Thank you Jane! You’re very kind! 🙂
  
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Emma Sarah Tennant on January 5, 2015 at 8:46 pm said:

Beautiful words to hail in January. A great monthly feature idea for your blog too. I look forward to the next instalment 🙂

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- avian101 on January 5, 2015 at 10:09 pm said:
  
  Thank you for your comment Emma! 🙂
  
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bkpyett on January 6, 2015 at 3:45 am said:

What a wonderful storm HJ! I am glad that there was no damage. 😊

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- avian101 on January 6, 2015 at 9:57 am said:
  
  Thanks Barbara! 🙂
  
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Jet Eliot on January 6, 2015 at 7:40 pm said:

Wonderful capture of a furious storm — I’m glad all is okay, HJ.

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- avian101 on January 6, 2015 at 8:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks Jet! You’re very kind! 🙂
  
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45DegreesNorth on January 7, 2015 at 4:04 pm said:

You are such a talented writer/poet, H.J! I loved the images you painted with your words.

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- avian101 on January 7, 2015 at 4:22 pm said:
  
  Thanks Amy! I appreciate it! 🙂
  
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