Garden at Sainte-Adresse (#53) - An Original Piano Score by Stuart Meyer Based on Monet's Painting скачать в хорошем качестве

Garden at Sainte-Adresse (#53) - An Original Piano Score by Stuart Meyer Based on Monet's Painting

Garden at Sainte-Adresse (1867) by the father of French Impressionism, Claude Monet (1840-1926) presents a day of affluent leisure at this seaside resort town in France near the English Channel. Monet spent the Summer of 1867 with his family at Saint-Adresse and this painting features his father, uncle, and cousins as models. (SOURCE: Wikipedia). Monet was 27 years old when he painted Garden at Sainte-Adresse. As with all of my Artscores, I do not perform any research on the painting prior to the composing and editing process. Instead, I study the painting closely to formulate in my mind the story, place my hands on the keys, and translate my interpretation of the story through music. While it might not win me any points with art historians, I believe the interpretation of art is in the eye of the beholder as our truest connection to art comes in the way it speaks to us on a personal level reflecting our own lifes journey and experiences. As a composer, I hope my listeners focus on the story they see in their own mind while listening rather than trying to pinpoint exactly what I'm trying to say through my music. I want people to feel a personal connection and sense of "ownership" in the music. My reason for the above explanation relates to the story I formulated in my mind when studying Garden at Sainte-Adresse and the story being told through the music. Rather than members of a family gathering, I saw what appeared to be a younger couple by the fence and an older couple seated as if representing two different generations and "seasons" of love. As such, in my Composers Notes below I will stick with my interpretive story to maintain the connection between the music and the painting through my own eyes. COMPOSERS NOTES: The piece begins with a light and innocent theme played in a delicate manner reflecting the fragility of the early stages of blossoming love. In particular, the opening section tells the story of the younger couple at the fence enjoying their proximity to their view of the sea. From there, the piece transitions to a leisurely tone and the lone boater sitting nearest to the shore before expanding further out to sea in a bold and adventurous section featuring the collection of larger boats and vessels on the water poised to answer the call of adventure on the open water. From there, the piece returns to shore reprising the opening theme at a lower octave played with more certainty representing the wisdom which comes with the maturation of love over many years of commitment. This moment tells the story of the older couple seated and amused as they observe the blossoming love unfolding before their eyes with the grand background of the water and vessels. Suddenly, the piece ventures further out to sea representing the largest commercial ships in motion with sometimes violent resistant waves smashing against their hulls as they slowly cut against the grain of the sea with full sails reaching toward every breath of wind. Finally, the piece returns us to an infantile and childish reprisal of the main theme reminding us that love is the most fundamental of human needs from our first breath to our last. You can spend your own day of leisure in the Garden at Sainte-Adresse at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, NY (USA). PLEASE SUPPORT ARTSCORES: Help me spread the word about the Artscores Project by sharing with others and be sure and SUBSCRIBE to my Artscores Gallery on YouTube. Enrich life through art. Listen to my Artscores music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and other platforms where fine digital music is served. Visit the full Artscores Gallery at https://tinyurl.com/yc7rm2ky With Appreciation and Gratitude, Stuart