During this betwixt & between time of year when summer struggles to hang on and fall has yet to establish a hold, nature fills the air with song. And as I listen to these beautiful, outdoor compositions, I can't help humming a stanza from Billy Joel's Piano Man:
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright.
Sing us a song you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feeling alright.
Whether walking in the nighttime woods or savoring the last days of summer, you'll hear an endless (almost exhausting) array of melodies playing loud, soft and everywhere in-between. With its ever-changing tempos, quiet undertones and bone-chilling crescendos, I can only imagine both contemporary and classical musicians alike would be envious of these original scores.
Roll Over Beethoven: And while these music-in-the-air presentations are always a treat, knowing that their ingenious composers and masterful musicians are insects makes this season’s playlist downright inspirational.
Roll Over Beethoven: And while these music-in-the-air presentations are always a treat, knowing that their ingenious composers and masterful musicians are insects makes this season’s playlist downright inspirational.
That's right - bugs. Big bugs, small bugs, brown bugs, green bugs, creepy crawly and flying bugs that include chirping crickets, stuttering cicadas, screeching katydids, flapping moths and whirling mosquitos are all creating some really lovely, never-before-heard tunes.
While insect communication and exoskeleton body parts rubbing together is behind most the outdoor tambourine-tapping and operatic solos, I prefer to think of this yearly serenade as "Harvest Magic" when the earth sings a Hallelujah Chorus in honor of the summer harvest.
While insect communication and exoskeleton body parts rubbing together is behind most the outdoor tambourine-tapping and operatic solos, I prefer to think of this yearly serenade as "Harvest Magic" when the earth sings a Hallelujah Chorus in honor of the summer harvest.
Whatever you think about the entomology of end-of-summer songs, you won't want to to miss this fleeting opportunity to enjoy the music at Jeffrey Woods or even in your own backyard.
It is as seriously inspirational as the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah and as toe-tapping as Billy Joel's Piano Man.
It is as seriously inspirational as the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah and as toe-tapping as Billy Joel's Piano Man.
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