Ad infinitum
Type: Digital score
Information
For string quartet
Instrument(s): 2vn-va-vc
Score (p.): 24
Parts (p.): 39
Composed in: 2020
Year of Publication: 2021
Publisher: Music Information Centre Lithuania
ISMN: 979-0-59991-454-3
Product ID: eLMIC 2259
Description
Winner of the 2nd International Eduardas Balsys Young Composers Competition in 2021. 1st prize
Composer's note
This work further explores the possibilities of the natural overtone series alongside the phenomenon of macro and micro time. “…ad infinitum…” stems from my earlier orchestral composition “Thickening Light”, although, in the former, the four individual players of the quartet allowed me to explore even more intricate sonic relationships between the instruments. Various forces and energies come into play here: attraction, repulsion, saturation, and others. Finished just before the pandemic hit, this composition somewhat dwells on the idea of a cyclical movement (therefore, the title), which manifests through formally recurring musical materials.