Morning Mist
A quiet morning wrapped in mist and light.
Morning Mist captures the stillness of an early morning, when the world feels softened and distant beneath a veil of mist.
Gentle melodies unfold above a flowing accompaniment, creating a sense of calm and quiet movement. Inspired by Grieg’s Morning Mood, the piece brings a contemporary voice to that familiar feeling of a new day beginning.
Behind the piece:
Released • July 30 2022
Morning Mist began in a rather unexpected place – a school on sports day.
I was working there as a peripatetic piano teacher, but nobody had thought to tell me it was sports day, so most of my pupils never arrived for their lessons. Left sitting at the piano with time to spare, I started tinkering up and down the black keys.
Then I heard it…
The notes I was playing were the main notes of Grieg’s Morning Mood. I had stumbled upon the opening of the piece that would become Morning Mist, and by the time I got home, half of it was already written.
What began as unexpected spare time at a piano became my contemporary take on that familiar melody – a quiet piece inspired by the atmosphere of an early morning, and a reminder that sometimes the best musical ideas arrive when you’re not looking for them.
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Sheet Music:
Key
Gb Major
Tempo
116 BPM
Level
Grade 3
Duration
1m:25s
Find it in:
The English Garden Collection
Morning Mist is one of the pieces in The English Garden Collection, a collection of original piano solos. Inspired by the beauty and changing moods of the English landscape – from spring flowers and summer gardens to misty mornings and winter scenes.
Ideal for players around Grade 3–5, the collection offers lyrical and imaginative pieces with their own distinct character, making it an expressive journey through the seasons.
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