Inspired by a haiku posted yesterday on a discussion board, I thought it might be interesting to use the 5-7-5 haiku structure to write a short piece of music, and to keep it simple I decided to make it for a solo instrument, choosing the oboe (although the range is such that it could also be played on violin, viola, trumpet, flute or clarinet without transposition). But 17 notes wouldn't be enough, so I made it a series of seven haiku that trace the progress of a day:
I. Dawn
II. Sunrise
III. Mockingbird
IV. Noon Approaches
V. Afternoon Rainfall
VI. The Sun Shines Through Again
VII. Sunset Brings Day to a Close
Each haiku consists of three phrases, containing 5, 7 and 5 notes, in three measures of 7/8, 11/8 and 13/8, except for the final measure in 17/8 to represent the 17-syllable total length of a haiku.
I know it's not as good as a cat video, but whole thing is only a minute and a half long, so you just as soon listen to it.
