Poem for Strings

This work is inspired by a set of artworks by Thomas Moran and Richard Friese. The first section of my work depicts the painting aHead of the Yellowstone River.a by Thomas Moran. In this painting, Moran paints a work in which the sun rises and shines a light on the beauty of the landscape. In the Poem, Chose to have the Viola begins, and all the other instruments build alongside the Viola, creating the effect of the sun rising. The piece then switches characters. The work aTwo Fighting Moose Bullsa by Richard Friese shows two Moose fighting for territory. In this next section, the work begins violent and becomes more brilliant, depicting the battleas intensity. The third section goes off to the two paintings created by Thomas Moran, aThe Towers of Tower Fallsa and aGrand Canyon of the Yellowstone.a This new section of the piece depicts the landscapesa beauty and complexity while the meese are still fighting... The piece then builds intensity again, returning to the battle between the Moose. After all this intensity, the music returns to the beginning as a sunset and closure for the day.