To Love Again, by Chris Botti
This song was released by Chris Botti, an American trumpeter and composer who has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, among other awards, in his 2005 album To Love Again, The Duets. The album featured this song, “To Love Again”, and was a sequel to his previous album, When I Fall in Love (context). Listeners can interpret the purpose to be continuing a love story Botti expresses through music; another purpose may have been to broaden his audience and reach more listeners because the performance that Botti presented the piece with showcased guest vocalists and took place in London. The piece starts with a soft Botti starts the piece with a short introduction before he comes in strong with the trumpet. The tone is soft and quiet, suggesting reserve and defeat. Then it shifts to sadness when the trumpet enters with a quick crescendo that backs off and fades away, still suggesting reserve. But as the piece progresses, the trumpet builds and the higher, stronger notes make the tone more hopeful. This reflects the title, “To Love Again”, because when a person loves again, they are emerging from reserve and defeat in order to hope for a new love. This interpretation would reveal another purpose: to demonstrate that people can love again. After listening to this song, the listener is left in a better mood and more open to loving again; he did accomplish their purpose.
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