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Work Overview
Therein Lies is a sonic documentation of the emotions and thoughts I felt while staring at the horizon while on a coastal walk with a friend. The piece is inspired by the theory of the sublime, put forward by Edmund Burke to which he described as "the strongest emotion that the mind is capable of feeling." Melodic lines crawl onto the scene and intertwine with each other; then they leave the scene with a different sentiment, changed, evolved. I came to realise that we are all interconnected, and everything affects everything else.
This is illustrated in the guitar, where embers of a previous motivic idea blossoms into something entirely new in the subsequent section. Interweaving gestures of frustration in the piano slowly transform into blissful simplicity in the last section of the piece. In that moment, all the worries in life seem insignificant and one can only surrender and leave their fears in the hands of the universe.
Work Details
Year: 2020, this version: 2021
Instrumentation: Piano, 2 violins, viola, cello.
Duration: 7 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Advanced Violin 1 and intermediate ensemble skills
First performance: 30 Apr 21. Woodburn Creatives, Sydney NSW
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Therapeutic music, calm, serenity
Prizes/Awards: Therein Lies originally written for guitar and piano was shortlisted in the 2021 Matt Withers Australian Music Composition Competition.
Videos
Therein Lies for guitar and piano |
Therein Lies for piano quintet |
Performances of this work
30 Apr 21: Woodburn Creatives, Sydney NSW
26 Nov 20: featuring Heathcliffe Auchinachie, Christine Pan.
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