Have you ever thought of a piece of music that would go well with a scene or poem you’ve written?
In my January Newsletter, right at the end, I added a link to a YouTube video. It leads to the ‘Waltz of Flowers’, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, an amazing, wonderful and heart touching piece of music in my opinion.
(Just in case: You can listen to the music here)
But where do I go with this post? I had been considering writing about all the music I listened to while writing – but that’s not the case today.
First of all: I write my first drafts by hand – always. After I finish them, I type them into my computer. During writing, I never listen to music. It distracts me. But during typing in I do.
Today I want something different. While typing and listening to this amazing waltz I re-read and corrected a fighting scene in my book, and I asked myself: if this would be turned…
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When I was a little girl, my older sister gave me this music on a record. It was the first classical music I fell in love with. It still gives me joy seventy years later.
I have many favorite pieces of classical music, some of which could be used in books I’ve read if they were to be made into movies. Thank you, Glenda, for your comment.