Winter
July 3rd, 2010 | By Ophelia
OK – so it’s not really a ’song’ as such in that it has no words!! But this piece was inspired by the idea of watching snowflakes fall gently outside the window, and the childlike wonder and magic of a world coated in glistening white. It was also a metaphorical title (as all my titles seem to be) – there was an element of longing and wistfulness I wanted to capture, the sense that something precious is just out of reach – perhaps a longing for a childhood we cannot reclaim, or the wish for a return of innocence. I have long held precious the notion of ‘The Lost Child’, and it’s a theme that has recurred often and sometimes painfully in my work, particularly ‘Ophelia of the Spirits’ songs. I remember having a conversation with a composer of my acquaintance where we agreed that composing music, or any creative activity really, is essentially a moment of reconnection with our ‘inner child’ – the untarnished creative force which suddenly springs out from behind our inhibitions and doubts and allows us to experience moments of pure joy through our creativity. The element of longing or sadness inherent in the piece ‘Winter’ also springs from the fact that, as we grow older, we are often disappointed with life. People let us down, the world seems full of cruel and horrible things, and sometimes it seems like it is impossible to believe in anything anymore. When we are children, the world and its possibilities seem endless. It’s only by returning to that moment and reclaiming it for ourselves in the present that we are able to understand just how much we have lost along the way. I guess that ‘Winter’ gave me the chance to say all of that, even without words! Sometimes, communicating the feeling is enough.
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‘Winter’ is an instrumental piano piece featured on the EP ‘Ophelia of the Spirits’.
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