Next time I'm in the woods and hear the gentle wind make a tree squeak I'm guaranteed to think of this song.  Thank you for the everlasting impression 😊

pure awesomeness my friend - from the artwork to the realization of this jounrney - the trees may cry indeed, and this composition brings your vision to life!

Very Whimsical, and interestingly, I have forest next to my house, and I have heard the trees make some of these noises on occasion. Well done Bruce!

I love your deep music. it is very innovative and you have your own sound.it is very spiritual and hypersensitive piece. Congratulations for your inspiration.😊

I didn't know this piece. It's superb and really original!

oh trees :( <3 very nice composition <3<3 :D

Anthropomorphic Expressions – The Trees Cry
April 2023
Duration: 3:00
Listen to the Anthropomorphic Expressions Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/bruce-klepper-1/sets/anthropomorphic-expressions
Special thanks to John-Marc Ventimiglia @john-marc-ventimiglia for his highly valued musical input and for creating the trees sound library used to compose this piece.

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, or emotions to non-human entities or objects. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Anthropomorphism is a common way humans perceive and interact with the world around them.

Trees consist of a wide variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. The majority of tree species are angiosperms or hardwoods; of the rest, many are gymnosperms or softwoods. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are around three trillion mature trees in the world.

About a third of all tree species, some twenty thousand, are included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Of those, over eight thousand are globally threatened, including at least 1400 which are classed as "critically endangered". 

For violin, bansuri, duduk, cello, bassoon, double bass, marimba, xylophone, wood blocks, tree samples and percussion

Anthropomorphic Expressions - The Trees Cry

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Bruce Klepper is a Colorado based composer. Klepper writes music in a number of different styles, including contemporary classical music, jazz, soundscapes using field recordings, ambient music, and ballet music.  Klepper has been composing music for Danse Etoile Ballet (www.danseetoile.org) since 2016. Klepper has been collaborating with Parlando School of Musical Arts (www.parlando.org) faculty Britta De Groot and Sergei Govorov, composing and arranging new music for the dynamic piano and saxophone duo to premier around the United States. Klepper's music premiered in Carnegie Hall, September 2022.  Klepper's music can be heard on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and SoundCloud. 

Klepper studied music composition in the 1970's and received a degree in music composition and theory.  After writing music for many years and starting a tech company based in Colorado, Klepper retired in 2014 from business so he could devote myself to his true passion, composing music. 

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