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Sketches from Nature

Kevin McCarter

Sketches from Nature is a suite in five movements. The first three derive musical gestures from sounds of nature. We hear the presence of an observer, too: in the sound of footsteps in the first movement and in attention shifting from one sound to another.  The fourth movement is inspired by sight rather than sound — by the shapes and colors of flowers. The final movement is filled with memories of sounds and images from the first four movements.

Movement titles:

     I.  Walking, with Wind in the Leaves

    II.  Along a Stream

   III.  Among Birds

   IV.  Flowers

    V.  Recollections

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