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I have the first movement of the unfinished Sea Symphony in my head

I am walking for Dawn Of Civilisation, the first movement of the Sea Symphony.

I am walking for Wild Dance, the second movement of the Sea Symphony.

I am walking for Tide, the fourth movement of the Sea Symphony.

I am walking for Sunset At Sea, the third movement of the Sea Symphony.

Friday, the 2 nd of January 2026 #notebook #Tide #SeaSymphony #SciathlúireachMhuire It’s been fun looking back at my notebooks and seeing the emergence of Tide, the 4 th movement of the Sea Symphony. It started as a harmonic shape, rooted on a pedal D. That was one of those moments when I woke in the middle of the night (3am on 3 rd September, to be precise) and had to write down the sketches. I have a miniature pad of manuscript paper by my bed for such emergencies. Ne

Wednesday, the 26 th of November 2025, very early morning #Tide #SeaSymphony #SciathlúireachMhuire I just woke up with a map of the final section of the 4th movement. I reached for my miniature pad of manuscript paper but it was not there. I had to get out of bed to get my notebook. It now has a structure for the model transposition of the cantus firmus, an augmented version of the ancient Irish melody which opens the movement and the figuration to turn it into a grand fi