Beautiful ✦ 06. Grateful Dawn

Scandinavian chamber music, minimalist, instrumental

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the harp pulse continues alone, the cellos pluck one low note per bar like a heartbeat]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, pizzicato violas enter on the off beats for a rhythmic lift, the harp pulse and the cello heartbeat continue]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, a fingerpicked nylon string guitar enters and picks the same pulse with the harp, the pulse grows richer, the violas pluck on the off beats]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, shimmering violin harmonics enter high and drift from left to right and back like the first rays of light, the plucked pulse continues beneath]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, plucked first violins play the melody, two steps up and a leap up, then fall back to stop one note short of home, the pulse continues]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the chords begin to climb one step higher every two bars like a rising sun, the plucked pulse and the violin harmonics continue]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, a breathy flute enters and carries the melody with a bright tone and air in every note, the chords keep climbing, the plucked pulse continues]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the cellos change to bowed legato on long rising notes, the chords keep climbing, harp and guitar pulse]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, bright celesta notes sparkle on every second beat like sun on the grass, the flute carries the melody, the plucked pulse continues]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the violins change to bowed legato and carry the melody above the plucked pulse, glowing and warm, the flute and celesta continue]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the melody leaps higher, flute and violins together, the pulse driving but light, the chords near their highest point]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the peak, the sun fully risen, plucked pulse, bowed strings, flute and celesta together, bright and warm, the chords at their highest, radiant and broad, warm wooden room]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the peak continues, the melody an octave higher in the violins, the violin harmonics sparkle above, harp and guitar pulse]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the strings hold one bright sustained chord while the harp and guitar pulse alone, bright daylight]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the violins return to plucked notes and play the melody with the flute, the celesta continues, the pulse continues]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the celesta and flute leave, the strings thin, the plucked pulse continues, the sun high and steady]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the guitar leaves, the harp pulse continues with pizzicato violas, the melody once more in one violin and stops one note short of home]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, the harp pulse thins to one note per beat, one violin harmonic held high]

[Instrumental, 16 bars, one sustained E major chord in violas and cellos with harp harmonics above, no new notes, the volume only falls until the sound ends naturally]

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[Instrumental, 88 BPM, 16 bars, the held D major chord from before in the violas lifts into A major as a plucked concert harp begins a steady pulse of two notes per beat like the first light, A major, warm wooden room] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the harp pulse continues alone, the cellos pluck one low note per bar like a heartbeat] [Instrumental, 16 bars, pizzicato violas enter on the off beats for a rhythmic lift, the harp pulse and the cello heartbeat continue] [Instrumental, 16 bars, a fingerpicked nylon string guitar enters and picks the same pulse with the harp, the pulse grows richer, the violas pluck on the off beats] [Instrumental, 16 bars, shimmering violin harmonics enter high and drift from left to right and back like the first rays of light, the plucked pulse continues beneath] [Instrumental, 16 bars, plucked first violins play the melody, two steps up and a leap up, then fall back to stop one note short of home, the pulse continues] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the chords begin to climb one step higher every two bars like a rising sun, the plucked pulse and the violin harmonics continue] [Instrumental, 16 bars, a breathy flute enters and carries the melody with a bright tone and air in every note, the chords keep climbing, the plucked pulse continues] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the cellos change to bowed legato on long rising notes, the chords keep climbing, harp and guitar pulse] [Instrumental, 16 bars, bright celesta notes sparkle on every second beat like sun on the grass, the flute carries the melody, the plucked pulse continues] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the violins change to bowed legato and carry the melody above the plucked pulse, glowing and warm, the flute and celesta continue] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the melody leaps higher, flute and violins together, the pulse driving but light, the chords near their highest point] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the peak, the sun fully risen, plucked pulse, bowed strings, flute and celesta together, bright and warm, the chords at their highest, radiant and broad, warm wooden room] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the peak continues, the melody an octave higher in the violins, the violin harmonics sparkle above, harp and guitar pulse] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the strings hold one bright sustained chord while the harp and guitar pulse alone, bright daylight] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the violins return to plucked notes and play the melody with the flute, the celesta continues, the pulse continues] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the celesta and flute leave, the strings thin, the plucked pulse continues, the sun high and steady] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the guitar leaves, the harp pulse continues with pizzicato violas, the melody once more in one violin and stops one note short of home] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the harp pulse thins to one note per beat, one violin harmonic held high] [Instrumental, 16 bars, one sustained E major chord in violas and cellos with harp harmonics above, no new notes, the volume only falls until the sound ends naturally] [END]

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