Into Stillness

"It is a distinctive kind of fiddle which sounds especially charming in the stillness of the evening" writes Leopold Mozart about the viola d´amore. The viola d´amore has 6 strings instead of 4 strings on the violin and also a set of resonant strings which give it a warm and sweet sound. I like to see it as the introvert soulful brother of the violin. This improvisation is made for meditation and calming down for the night. The tonality is inspired by swedish fäbodsmusik (shepherd music). In the summertime often peasant maidens in solitude went for several days into the woods and wilderness to find food for the cattle. A certain music and tonality developed.

Reviews

Gratitude 😊

Beautiful!! Loved it so much!

Gentle and soothing. Thank you.

Thank you.

It's a perfect song to unwind too. It's my reset song.

Absolutely beautiful.🙏✨

Beautiful piece of music, love the one violin.
Could of used 15 mins more!
Thank you so much

Beautiful, soothing & interesting. Enjoyed the written commentary about your composition.

Wow, very soothing 🙏

Beautiful! I wish it was a little longer. Thank you 🙏🏻

Short and sweet. Thanks.

Lovely
Sounded of loneliness
Wish it were longer

Veryyy beautifull!! 💖💖👍🙏😊😃

Peaceful. Nameste

Music invokes different emotions in all of us. I found this beautifully haunting. My soul was weeping. Stirring deeply within. And that is a beautiful thing. I too wish it was a longer piece. I loved the description of the “introverted” viola with so much soul; the shepherd music and peasant maidens. It created such a lovely scene in my imagination. Thank you once again Richard for this amazing gift you share with all of us.🙏💜🙏

Perfekt att lyssna på idag, här bland fäbodarna 🌿💚

Very beautiful and peaceful.

Beautiful thank you 😊

Love it - thanks 🙏❣️

Nice. I was able to be still for 4 minutes with this