Andante for String Orchestra – Info

Title -  Andante for String Orchestra in A minor

mp3 clip - Andante For String Orchestra in A minor

Lyrics – Instrumental

Credits

Lyric Credits – Instrumental

Music credits – Don Rath Jr

Producer Credits – Don Rath Jr

Engineering Credits – Don Rath Jr / “Big Al” Allen Wagner

Publisher Credits – StringTunes

Performance Credits – EWQLSO Gold Pro

Label Credits – StringTunes

Description

Track number – 8 on the CD Dawn of a New Day

Short Description

Andante for String Orchestra in A minor is a rather dark piece written while experiencing grief over the loss of my mother, Mary.

Long description

Chronology – 3/21/2006

Duration – 4:00

Time signature – 4/4

Key – A minor

Tempo – Andante

Number of measures – 54

Instrumentation – String Quintet; Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello and Double Bass

Message

Using negative feelings in a positive way can result in good things, in this case a song.

Dedication

My mother, Mary.

Story behind the song

How does one handle grief? For me it took a while to manage my way through the labyrinth of emotions involved in the grief of the loss of a loved one, especially a mother. This was the first piece written after her death. It was a painful time as one can imagine and going back to my studio to write music began my healing process.