about Music Sundowner Programme 17: Pastoral Landscapes

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Programme description
Our theme today is: Music that paints vivid images of the countryside and nature’s beauty.

I have nine items for you that capture both the serenity and grandeur of nature, from tranquil streams to soaring landscapes.

Ludwig van Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 (1st movement: Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 (2nd movement: Scene by the Brook)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves
Jean Sibelius – Andante
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Ottorino Respighi – The Birds (Preludio)
Ottorino Respighi – The Birds (The Dove)
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts
18 Jun English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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