Are we into weather talk??

I was asked that question a few days ago... so yeah, here comes my answer:

Definitely!

Just to inform you right at the begging, today's post will be completely dedicated to Señora Weather. More precisely to one of her daughters, Señorita Rain. As I think we don't have a specific community on this topic at Hive, the article about rain is coming to Q-inspired. I will talk about the water cycle in nature, its phases and all the processes that happen so we can perceive the raindrops on our faces and whole body if we don't have an umbrella with us. Also, about the condensation of the vapour and...

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Did you really believe in that first paragraph?

I am sure you have known that it was just a joke, though parts of it are indeed bringing the truth.
The aforementioned señorita, Rain, is the inspiration for music that is going to fill this post. She has inspired some classical composers in the past and is still inspiring musicians nowadays. Though she was not bringing some nice feelings this morning when I woke up... {she is forgiven until now} It was 7:50 a.m. but seemed like the middle of the darkest night of the whole year. I had to crawl out of the warm bed and found a cold and completely dark room, not a ray of light that would normally come under the blinds at this time of the morning. Luckily my son had already switched the heater on, that in a few minutes made the "waking up" experience a bit more pleasant. But still, no daylight from the outside?? I was thinking that the only possible answer would be a thick mass of clouds that covered the sky above us... and I was right. When I arrived at the place I gave some morning lessons, the sky became a bit brighter, but still heavily decorated by clouds. Those clouds are shown in the first photo of this post.

But again, I am talking more about the rain than about music. Yes, music, that's why we are here. I had two piano lessons, but unfortunately, these students are still not able to play any of the compositions of Chopin. But how cool that would be, to play the Raindrop Prelude this morning, right? It is one of the pieces from the collection of Preludes, op 28. The prelude number 15, in D flat mayor.

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The legend (ow, maybe history) says that Chopin composed it in Mallorca while listening to the sound of the raindrops. He was spending some time (several times) on this Spanish island as his health was not very good. However, it turned out that the weather conditions that this island offered him were not of any help. We all know (do we? if not then you know now) that he suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis for many years, although his whole life was not very long. Frederic Chopin died at the age of 39. So young.

More compositions, inspired by rain were written throughout history. Grieg, Beethoven, Wagner Liszt, Debussy and others found the sound of rain inspirational and powerful for their musical story. But even if we leave classical music aside, we can find songs that at least mention the name of our protagonist, rain. The first one that would come to my mind is Purple Rain by Prince.

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I must confess, I have listened many times to this song, but I don't remember watching the official video that comes with the song. Prince was pouring out his heart and seems that many emotions were involved here. So much longing for someone, or something. It is not just ordinary rain, it is a special coloured version of it when the sky is also mixing its evening colours.

Emotions are not missing from Adele's song Set Fire to the Rain either. Although she looks on the stage as a strong person that can't be conquered, so serious and professional, her eyes sometimes give the impression that her song is written upon her personal experience. I didn't do any research to find out the roots of this song, or what was her inspiration but it can be felt anyway. We deal here with some broken emotions.

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She has so powerful voice, but enhanced with the orchestra sounds majestic. Additionally to that, we listen here to a performance from the famous Royal Albert Hall, which gives place to many classical concerts. I think she wanted to preserve that professional attitude and did it successfully.

I can't believe that my break for lunch passed this quickly. I can't even write a whole post and I have to run back to lessons. Is it fair? Ok, ok, we are not in the Rant community, I have to remember I am bringing music and musical vibes, so here comes back the teacher to the classroom, as well as the rainy road. Also, it means that there comes back the rain again...