THE MYTH OF Orpheus is where music and Nature first collide. His music had the power to propel trees to walk around. Maybe this myth was created by humans who thought their music so great it could uproot trees. Or maybe as a humble gesture of thanks to Nature. Orpheus lets musicians believe that they can offer Nature the same kind of captivating inspiration that it has offered them
For centuries, the natural world has been finding its way into Western classical music. Some composers tried recreating the sounds of Nature with musical instruments. Beethoven mimicked birdsong in his Pastoral Symphony, ...
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