When the Clouds Break

Imagine staring up at a sky that is bright and sunny but full of layers of big clouds. As the clouds shift and move overhead, the sunlight dances around the edges of the clouds and teases the release of its warmth. When the clouds finally break, the sun pours through the sky for just a brief and glorious moment before being hidden again. This experience is reflected musically in the harmonic tension and syncopated rhythms throughout this based around three simple chords: G, D, and C, in a I-V-IV progression. Colorful suspensions and added tones are incorporated throughout, only giving the pure form of each chord later in the piece as a long-awaited resolution.