God’s Animals

By Name: Alice Age: 12 School: Royal High School Bath Title of work: God’s Animals from In the introduction, I bring to life the tranquillity of the ocean. It reminds me of Sealife, and I visualize an underwater dream life which God created in the very beginning.  My vision of birds tweeting in the jungles and skies comes in after the introduction with the right hand playing the tune and the left hand playing a constant background rhythm. The sound of the string ensemble also helps to create the harmony. Finally, the last part of the piece represents all the land animals but particularly my favourite, the elephant.  The chords remind me of the plodding steps each family takes. 

At first, the inspiration for the song came to me as a sweet and lovely tune. One thing led to another, each note, chord and rhythm built up to bring the piece together. 

When I initially played the piece on the piano, I thought it could describe a perfect animal kingdom in the world.  Some of the piece – specifically the left hand of the piano – is inspired by Ludovico Einaudi, an Italian composer who I enjoy playing.   

Psalms such as “sing and make music in your heart to the Lord” and other biblical quotes express how music can be a means to praise God and all his creation.

I don’t think my work instantly connects to religion, but as a piece of music, I believe it can connect with people who hear it and truly understand it and is a celebration of ‘All God’s Creatures.’ 

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