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Dear Mr. Coville,
Have you ever heard an instrumental song that inspired a story?
Have you ever heard an instrumental song that inspired a story?
Reply by Bruce Coville
Now that's an interesting question, F.P. - with a bit of a tangled answer. Though no story has been inspired by a single instrumental song, I have three stories that have been inspired by branches of classical music.
To explain: several years ago the Syracuse Symphony asked me to create a story to perform with them, the idea being that I would read the story to the audience while they enhanced it with selections from the classical repertoire. For the first of these stories I wanted to work with pieces from the French impressionists (particularly Debussy and Ravel) whose work I really loved.
We worked in kind of spiral fashion, me outlining, then discussing musical selections with the orchestra manager, then listening over and over to large sections of the music. It was a fascinating process, and the music definitely had a large impact on the story, "The Metamorphosis of Justin Jones."
Thanks for asking!
BC
To explain: several years ago the Syracuse Symphony asked me to create a story to perform with them, the idea being that I would read the story to the audience while they enhanced it with selections from the classical repertoire. For the first of these stories I wanted to work with pieces from the French impressionists (particularly Debussy and Ravel) whose work I really loved.
We worked in kind of spiral fashion, me outlining, then discussing musical selections with the orchestra manager, then listening over and over to large sections of the music. It was a fascinating process, and the music definitely had a large impact on the story, "The Metamorphosis of Justin Jones."
Thanks for asking!
BC