Sounds That Say Listen To This

Guitar Concertos by assorted composers

Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concertos

Luigi Boccherini: Flute Quintets


This sentence has five words.
Here are five more words.
Five-word sentences are fine.
But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen.
I vary the sentence length,
and I create music. Music.
The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals---sounds that say listen to this, it is important.
--Gary Provost

Sumner Butte and Zoroaster Temple
Colorado River from Beamer Trail
approaching 75 Mile Canyon
Cardenas Butte from Escalante route