Can’t go to the river right now? Just listen instead to “By the River”
by English composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). The music is so soothing and lilting, it will make you feel like floating on a gentle stream, washing all your worries away. Delius wrote this piece after spending time in Florida, close to St. John’s River:
Let’s continue with the flow and enjoy a dreamy journey across the Czech countryside into the city of Prague.
With the famous “Vlatava” (The Moldau) by Czech composer
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), we follow the river as it expands from springs into a broad, majestic channel:
“The river is flowing, flowing and growing…”
“The River Is Flowing” is a Native American folk song, written in the 70’s by Sun Bear (born Vincent LaDuke, 1929-1992). The lyrics relate to the cycle of life and to the importance of water in our lives:
For music inspired by the sea visit our post: La mer