This night song was composed and recorded on two-track guzheng yesterday. I used the form of a baroque minuet as an intro in the piece. A minuet is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually in 3/4 time. The English word was adapted from the Italian minuetto and the French menuet.
The term also describes the musical form that accompanies the dance, which subsequently developed more fully, often with a longer musical form called the minuet and trio, and was much used as a movement in the early classical symphony.
I was inspired by the Silverleaf hydrangea (photo below) that has been blooming in the forest near my home. This beautiful plant is native to the mountainous region (usually above 2,000 feet elevation) represented by the southern Blue Ridge Mountains from southeast Tennessee, east to North Carolina and northwestern South Carolina, and south to northeastern Georgia. It typically occurs near streams, rocky outcrops, and along roads, especially in the headwaters of the Chattanooga River and also in the French Broad River Valley.
Hope this night song brings you a moment of peace.
Wu Fei 吴非
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