Dancin' Man (2021) - Short Film

Directed by Geordie Joseph

Quietude

Ponder

The Man Can Dance

The Man Can Dance - Reprise

Eulogy for a Cloud is written in four continuous movements for full wind orchestra. The piece outlines the various cycles that clouds experience before evanescing and returning to another form and beginning the cycle again. Each movement embodies a particular type of cloud.

The first movement, Cirrus, focuses on the detached and wispy clouds. It is reflected in the piece by its ever shifting and pulsating nature.

While listening to the piece, imagine watching clouds slowly pass in front of the sun as they become illuminated the by red glow for a brief moment before another cloud takes its place. Even though each passing cloud is only highlighted for a moment, it is within that moment that an experience is created. The brevity of an experience should never dictate its importance.

This piece has been uploaded in its entirety, but now each of the four Movements are available to listen to each individually.

This piece was performed by the Wilfrid Laurier University Wind Orchestra in 2016 and was conducted by Jessica Kun.

Cirrus : Movement I - Eulogy For A Cloud

Eulogy for a Cloud is written in four continuous movements for full wind orchestra. The piece outlines the various cycles that clouds experience before evanescing and returning to another form and beginning the cycle again. Each movement embodies a particular type of cloud.

The second movement, Altocumulus, focuses on the layer of diffuse clouds that act as a sheet over the sky. This is represented by the omnipresent, climbing pulse throughout the movement, and the restriction of only two alternating chords.

While listening to the piece, imagine watching clouds slowly pass in front of the sun as they become illuminated the by red glow for a brief moment before another cloud takes its place. Even though each passing cloud is only highlighted for a moment, it is within that moment that an experience is created. The brevity of an experience should never dictate its importance.

This piece has been uploaded in its entirety, but now each of the four Movements are available to listen to each individually.

This piece was performed by the Wilfrid Laurier University Wind Orchestra in 2016 and was conducted by Jessica Kun.

Altocumulus : Movement II - Eulogy For A Cloud

Eulogy for a Cloud is written in four continuous movements for full wind orchestra. The piece outlines the various cycles that clouds experience before evanescing and returning to another form and begin the cycle again. Each movement embodies a particular type of cloud.

The third movement, Cumulonimbus, focuses on the creation of an imminent storm cloud. The slowly rising theme is augmented each time it is repeated through the orchestration in the brass, which reflects the growing power of an approaching storm cloud.

While listening to the piece, imagine watching clouds slowly pass in front of the sun as they become illuminated the by red glow for a brief moment before another cloud takes its place. Even though each passing cloud is only highlighted for a moment, it is within that moment that an experience is created. The brevity of an experience should never dictate its importance.

This piece has been uploaded in its entirety, but now each of the four Movements are available to listen to each individually.

This piece was performed by the Wilfrid Laurier University Wind Orchestra in 2016 and was conducted by Jessica Kun.

Cumulonimbus : Movement III - Eulogy for a Cloud

Eulogy for a Cloud is written in four continuous movements for full wind orchestra. The piece outlines the various cycles that clouds experience before evanescing and returning to another form and beginning the cycle again. Each movement embodies a particular type of cloud.

The fourth and final movement of the piece, Cumulus, focuses on the dense white clouds that are interpreted as different shapes, animals, and objects. This is represented by moments of temporal fluidity and by the familiarity of themes returning.

While listening to the piece, imagine watching clouds slowly pass in front of the sun as they become illuminated the by red glow for a brief moment before another cloud takes its place. Even though each passing cloud is only highlighted for a moment, it is within that moment that an experience is created. The brevity of an experience should never dictate its importance.

This piece has been uploaded in its entirety, but now each of the four Movements are available to listen to each individually.

This piece was performed by the Wilfrid Laurier University Wind Orchestra in 2016 and was conducted by Jessica Kun.

Cumulus : Movement IV - Eulogy for a Cloud

The Budding of Spring takes place at a time when winter is coming to an end and before spring and all its vibrancy has taken over. A time when new spring buds begin to decorate the branches with the promise of a new season. The Budding of Spring is written as moto perpetuo to reflect the inevitable movement and ever going change from winter to spring. The piece starts with the trees growing their first buds of the season and ends as the first buds slowly opens to reveal its new spring leaves.

The Budding Of Spring

Winter's Imminence is written about the time near the end of autumn where the fall winds slowly turn into gales of winter. The piece begins at the first snowfall of the season, when white snow covers the ground. Not long after does the true frigid nature of winter begin to show itself. Winter's presence appears, growing more confident with each iteration.  The intensity of the piece grows from the very first snowfall, as autumn gives way to the imminence of winter. 

Winter's Imminence

Eulogy for a Cloud is written in four continuous movements for full wind orchestra. The piece outlines the various cycles that clouds experience before evanescing and returning to another form and begin the cycle again. Each movement embodies a particular type of cloud. 

The first movement, Cirrus, focuses on the detached and wispy clouds. It is reflected in the piece by its ever shifting and pulsating nature. 

The second movement, Altocumulus, focuses on the layer of diffuse clouds that act as a sheet over the sky. This is represented by the omnipresent, climbing pulse throughout the movement, and the restriction of only two alternating chords. 

The third movement, Cumulonimbus, focuses on the creation of an imminent storm cloud. The slowly rising theme is augmented each time it is repeated through the orchestration in the brass, which reflects the growing power of an approaching storm cloud. 

The fourth and final movement of the piece, Cumulus, focuses on the dense white clouds that are interpreted as different shapes, animals, and objects. This is represented by moments of temporal fluidity and by the familiarity of themes returning. 

While listening to the piece, imagine watching clouds slowly pass in front of the sun as they become illuminated the by red glow for a brief moment before another cloud takes its place. Even though each passing cloud is only highlighted for a moment, it is within that moment that an experience is created. The brevity of an experience should never dictate its importance.

This piece was performed by the Wilfrid Laurier University Wind Orchestra in 2016 and was conducted by Jessica Kun.

Eulogy for a Cloud

From the 2016 Orchestra Reading Session in Toronto. Recorded at the Glenn Gould Studios with a full orchestra from the University of Toronto.

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The Arrival

My name is Michael and I am a composer from Barrie, Ontario, Canada. I enjoy making music because of all of the emotion that's involved - in writing, and listening. Whenever I write a piece of music, my goal is to make the listener feel something and take something away from the experience. 

If you like what you hear and would like to contact me in regards to writing music, you can reach me at 

mpaoluccimusic@gmail.com. 

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/michaeljpaolucci

Michael J Paolucci

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