När Juldagsmorgon Glimmar translates to “ when Christmas morning sparkles” and is traditionally a slow melody with lyrics about the religious aspect of Christmas morning. In this arrangement I wanted to capture the visual of moonlight bouncing off of snow. The light it moves fast and looks like it’s coming at you from all directions. Changing the tempo and time signature captures this bouncing, and making the harmony modal depicts the expanse of a landscape where everything is the same color as far as you can see. In this song the snow brings the light in the darkness.
credits
from Dark Is Light Is,
released December 13, 2020
Elsa Nilsson - Flutes and arrangement
Jeff McLaughlin - Guitar
Alex Minier - Bass
Cody Rahn - Drums