Musik and Nature – Seasons, Environment & Climate Change
How is nature and the interaction of humans with their environment expressed in music? Discover sheet music of compositions about nature and the environment for your instrument as well as for choirs, school groups, orchestras and ensembles!
Recommended Sheet Music for Nature And Environmental Music
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Climate Change And Music
A growing number of musicians (such as the Orchester des Wandels) and composers are taking action to draw attention to the threat of man-made climate change. The Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi made a particularly powerful statement by recording his "Elegy for the Arctic" right there, in the middle of the melting ice.
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Extra Elements (including "Elegy for the Arctic")
"The Last Party" by Johannes Berauer
"Last Door of Light" by Peter Maxwell Davies
Music About the Earth & Creation
Sheet music of the most popular compositions that describe the beauty of the earth and creation: From Mahler to Rutter, here you will find a selection of works that do justice to this great task.
"Das Lied von der Erde" by Gustav Mahler
"Planet Earth" by Johan de Mej
"The Creation" by Joseph Haydn
"For the Beauty of the Earth" by John Rutter
"Frozen Planet, The Blue Planet, Planet Earth" by George Fenton
"La création du monde" by Darius Milhaud
Pop Music About Earth & the Environment:
"Earth Song" by Michael Jackson
"What A Wonderful World" by Bob Thiele
"Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell
"Heaven Is A Place On Earth" with Belinda Carlisle
"When You Gonna Learn" by Jamiroquai
"Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil
Music About Woods & Trees
How about a musical walk in the forest? You can find more related music on the page Music on the Forest.
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"A Different Forest" by Hauschka
"Waldszenen" op. 82 by Schumann
"Im Walde" op. 50 by David Popper
Music About Sunrise & Sunset
Der Sonne und Sonnenaufgängen sind besonders eindrucksvolle Musikstücke gewidmet. Die Morgenstimmung von Grieg und die Helios-Ouvertüre von Carl Nielsen zeigen gut, wie Musik zur Beschreibung von Natur eingesetzt werden kann.
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Helios Overture by Carl Nielsen
Solnedgang (Sunset) by Grieg
Morgenstemning (Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg (Arrangement for flute, clarinet & piano)
Pop Music About the Sun
The sun will rise with these pop songs! We have put together a selection of sheet music for the sunniest pop songs.
"Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles
"Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves
"Cover Me In Sunshine" by Pink & her daughter Willow Sage Hart.
inlcuding "Sonne" by Rammstein
"Good Day Sunshine" by The Beatles
"Another Day of Sun" off "La La Land"
Music about the weather
A selection of the most impressive classical works depicting wind and storms:
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"An Alpine Symphony" by Richard Strauss
"Der Sturm" (The Storm) by Joseph Haydn
"L'Orage" (The Storm) op. 76 by Pjotr Tschaikowsky
Pop Music About The Wind:
In pop songs, wind is usually a metaphorical theme. Here is a selection of the most popular songs with wind.
"She's Like The Wind" off "Dirty Dancing"
"Wind of Change" by The Scorpions
"Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan
"Candle in the Wind" by Elton John
"The Wind" by Cat Stevens
"Colors of the Wind" off "Pocahontas"
Music About the Rain
How is rain portrayed in music? Listen to Chopin's Raindrop Prelude and compare it with other works that deal with rain. The beginning of 'Thunderstorm and Tempest' from the Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss, linked above, is also particularly striking.
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Prelude in D flat major "Raindrop" by Frédéric Chopin
"Vierzehn Arten den Regen zu beschreiben" op. 70 (Fourteen Ways to describe the rain) by Hanns Eisler
"The Welcome Arrival Of Rain" by Judith Weir
Musik About Ice & Snow
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"Sinfonia Antartica" by Vaughan Williams
"Winterreise" by Franz Schubert
Musical portrayal of an avalanche in "La Wally" by Alfredo Catalani
Music About The Seasons
Compositions about the seasons are among the most popular works describing nature throughout the periods. You can find the most important scores here.
"The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi
"The Seasons" by Joseph Haydn
"The Seasons" by Pjotr Tchaikovsky
"Primavera Porteña" off "Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas" by Astor Piazzolla
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