High notes of the harp fine plucking against the window pane cascading ripples to the lower strings a volume increase a tempo change the timpani rumbles a warning grumble the black-grey opens with a rattling of sticks against the snare drums edge before the drum is beat hard as heavy rain falls and the xylophone joins the band with dissonant chords and cymbals clash adding to the cacophony. When tyres swish through the flowing mass then abruptly swept is an invisible baton bringing to an end with a sudden halt all but the cymbals and harp the fluttering of strings … Continue reading The Storm Concerto