Nature image
The misty woodland image supports the darker, quieter atmosphere behind the piece.
Stories From My Musical World
A Murder of Crows
A story rooted in atmosphere, bare trees, memory and an early creative milestone.
Listen to the pieceThe beginning
A Murder of Crows began with atmosphere: bare branches, mist, dark shapes in the trees and the quiet tension of a winter landscape.
The memory
The story so far
This story belongs to the earliest part of Alanna's composing journey.
The image is stark and simple, but it carries a whole world of movement: wings, shadows, cold air and the feeling that something is about to happen.
The music follows that atmosphere rather than a literal scene, turning an image of crows and trees into a small dramatic landscape.
Creating the music
A glimpse inside the piece
Photographs, notes and little fragments can be gathered here as the story grows.
Listen to the piece
A Murder of Crows
A quiet reflection
Every piece keeps a little of the place, image or feeling that began it. This page is a quiet place for those fragments to stay close to the music.
Keep wandering through my musical world
