The Road to Casterbridge | Luke Faulkner & Vesislava

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Sheet Music: https://www.lukefaulkner.com/product-page/the-road-to-casterbridge-for-cello-and-piano

Vesi and I were filming in this meadow when a flashmob of cows emerged from under the bridge in the seconds before we started playing. They proved a marvellously well-mannered audience; apparently transfixed by our music they stood quietly listening for the most part, only moving during transitioning moments as if on cue. I must put more dates in the dairy...

I wrote the melody for "The Road to Casterbridge" many moons ago after a period in which I completely immersed myself in the novels of Thomas Hardy, which remain amongst my favourites. I pondered over the composition for many hours when I was younger but it wasn't until revisiting it this summer that I was able to scope a satisfying conclusion. All of your kind comments over the years continue to inspire me to write and improve, so I owe you all a debt of thanks.

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Overview
0:00 Opening Cello "Narrator"
0:17 Story begins
0:21 Theme in Piano
0:38 Theme in Cello
0:55 Transition
1:03 Episode built on Theme
1:21 1st dramatic peak
1:25 Middle Section built on “inversion” of Theme
1:55 Further variation/fragmentation of Theme
2:16 2nd dramatic peak
2:23 Theme returns in original shape
2:41 Closing Cello "Narrator"
3:08 We look at some cows

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Website: https://vesislava.com/

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If you have any questions, would like to license the music for a project, or would like to collaborate, my email address is: lukerfaulkner@yahoo.co.uk

The Road to Casterbridge | Luke Faulkner & Vesislava (Music Video)
Music: The Road to Casterbridge
Composer: Luke Faulkner
Performers: Vesislava (cello), Luke Faulkner (piano)
Filming and Editing: Me

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