Winter Waltz by David Metzger

"Winter Waltz" by David Metzger.
Performed by Willamette University Master Chorus, Judson Middle School Concert Choir, and Crossler Middle School Concert Choir.
From the Willamette Winter Suite.
From the album "Glazing Ice".
Images from the web.

I do not owe anything.

Dave Metzger's biography:
"Dave Metzger is a composer, arranger, and orchestrator. He has had an extensive career working on music for movies, Broadway, and television for over twenty years. Perhaps best known for his orchestrations, he has worked on 27 movies to date, including films as wide ranging as Bolt, Hancock, Kung Fu Panda, August Rush, The Simpsons Movie, Training Day, Tarzan, Armageddon, and Night at the Museum 2. Dave also orchestrated the Disney Broadway production of The Lion King, receiving a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestration. His television credits include a five-year stint as a composer/arranger for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the early 1990's. Upon graduation from Corvallis High School, Dave moved to the Los Angeles area to pursue his interest in film music, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in music at California State University, Long Beach. While attending college, Dave began composing music for small industrial films. After receiving his undergraduate degree, he attended graduate school at University of California, Los Angeles." (Taken from "Glazing Ice" album's biography).

Text:
Snowy days have come at last
Bringing memories from the past
When we'd glide across the snow
In a waltz so calm and slow

Winter days have come at last
Bringing memories from the past
When under the moon's cold light
We waltzed quietly through the night

Chorus:
Winter, midnight
Dancing in the moonlight
Silently, soundlessly
Not a step is heard

Twirling, whirling . . .
With the snowflakes swirling
Nothing stirs on this night . . .
Not a single bird

(Repeat first two stanzas)

Description: "Winter Waltz" was the first movement composed. Mr.Metzger decided to "go wide" in writing 8-harmony and utilizing some elegant counter melodies. Mr.Metzger writes, "I felt that the poem written by Anastasia R was quite beautiful, and captured a wonderful sense of nostalgia. Picking the meter was made easy by the title, as well as the fact that the poem has a lilting, waltz-like flow to it. was able to see a very definite bridge section that lent itself to a magical yet warm treatment. I wanted to end this movement with a sense of suspension, which would be resolved by the ostinato rhythmic pattern that begins the final movement. I thought it would be nice to have a rising pattern that sounds as if it's heading towards a resolution, but then to have it not resolve, leaving a sense of wondering what's going to happen next. I also immediately knew that this was the movement to feature my son, Jeff, playing the violin".

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[Analitrea]

If there are any requests for the other Glazing Ice pieces, I could probably upload them too.

[red0neck0skier]

you need to get some video's of jeff solo! last i heard him was at crossler in 8th grade i think.

[Analitrea]

@red0neck0skier Sorry, don't have any of those :). He has his own YouTube page though.

[Polititic]

It's a great composition! I love it. There's some intonation spots on the violin, but still beautiful. Good pictures, too. :)

[Analitrea]

@Polititic The violin is gorgeous! What are you talking about?? I'd say the words are a little shallow, but yes still beautiful.

[Polititic]

@Analitrea I re-listened to it and I must say I was a little harsh on my comment above. I made it after listening to some Heifetz. Thank you for posting!

Sometimes I worry that there isn't much good music any more, in a time with teen idols who sing commercial stuff that is hardly worthy of the name music, but then I hear music like this and know there are still many people out there who perform, compose, and listen to great compositions!

[Analitrea]

@Polititic I know, I worry too. I hope that there will always be music like this. Because there is no life without music.

[opalkovochka07]

Love it! And the words fit perfectly)))

[Roxyeen]

i wanted to hear the joy of christmas ): were singing it this year at judsonn ;)

[laughingwolf2]

beautiful ! i love winter ! thanks for sharing this with us : )

[adelbertvondeyen]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.