Winter Night

STYLE: Dream folk with crystalline acoustic textures VOCAL: Intimate, sustained whisper—no dramatic shifts, Like speaking softly to yourself by frosted window, Consistent 5" proximity, 50/50 breath-to-tone ratio, Gentle melancholy throughout, Let natural imperfections remain, INSTRUMENTS: Nylon guitar (fingerpicked, foundation), cello (long bows, sul tasto, enters gradually), violin harmonics (distant, optional), All strings move in slow motion—no sudden attacks, ARRANGEMENT: Guitar alone intro, Verse adds distant cello, Chorus deepens texture (not louder—just more layered, like snow accumulating), Bridge maintains same texture, All elements fade equally at end, MIX: Medium hall reverb (2, 5 sec, warm), Roll off highs above 10kHz for softness, Minimal compression—preserve breath and silence, Record in wooden room if possible, embrace natural bleed, VIBE: Memory and silence coexisting, Deep not because it tries

Intimate folk ballad in 3/4 time, 75 BPM, Acoustic fingerstyle guitar foundation with delicate string quartet layers, Warm, close-mic’d vocals telling a story of friendship and tea by firelight, Minimal percussion (brushes only), Build from solo guitar intro to full arrangement at second chorus, featuring violin melody mirroring plum blossom imagery, Natural room reverb, preserve breath sounds, Fade with cello and distant Mood: cozy, reflective, cinematically intimate, Key: D major, Final lyric “more precious than gold” held with string swell

Ambient Post-Classical / Drone FolkBPM： 55-60, Distribute the scheme: Main instrument: cello (sul ponticello playing method, the graininess of bowstring friction) Atmosphere layer:Synthesiser Pad (simulating the continuous low frequency of water flow under the ice), Play the piano backwards (non-linearity symbolising time), Tibetan hymn (as a transition befor [TONE] Ethereal, distant, philosophical Like speaking from inside a cathedral of ice [TECHNIQUE] - Register: Low-mid (G3-C5) - Breath: 70% air, 30% tone - Distance: 6-8 inches from mic (create space) - Allow natural breath sounds between phrases [DELIVERY] Verses: Whispered, conversational Chorus ("Oh, the dark is not the end"): Gradual build from pp to mf Bridge: Voice may crack on "beneath the snow"