Calico Skies by Paul McCartney - String Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

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String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.945716

By Paul McCartney. By Paul McCartney. Arranged by Paul Kirk. Contemporary. 14 pages. Paul Stephen Kirk #6306685. Published by Paul Stephen Kirk (A0.945716).

Calico Skies is the sixth song on Paul McCartney's 1997 album, Flaming Pie. McCartney had been staying on Long Island when the category-three storm Hurricane Bob that made landfall had hit in August 1991. This made McCartney sit with an acoustic guitar and write what he describes as "a gentle love song that becomes a 1960s protest song". The song was co-produced by George Martin and McCartney, being started, finished, and mixed within a single session on 3 September 1992 in Sussex, England. It is the earliest recording on Flaming Pie.

Around the time of the release of the album, McCartney's Wife of nearly 30 years, Linda, was suffering from breast cancer and sadly passed away 7 months later. The music video also portrays this with shots of the two of them together in her last days. Put simply, the song, lyrics, melody are for her and trying to tell the story of how the two of them were destined to love each other forever.

I've tried to treat the musical content with respect through this arrangement, I've not tried to over-complecate the harmonies and rhythms so the music can focus on the melody and the meaning behind them. The backing parts should support the harmony but keep out of the way as to not over-power. The only exception is for the counter melodies/moving parts. Try to really show the contrast in dynamics throughout the piece as it gradually builds in both texture and volume towards the middle of the piece and then slowly dies away to the end. The longer you hold the silence at the end of the piece, the more impact the last chord will have. Tuning/Intonation is of the upmost importance here too.

The piece can be used for a moment of reflecion in a concert and audiences can be asked to reflect and think of those who may have lost love ones or simply those that are going through a tough time.

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