Abysm

The title of the piece Abysm derives from the literary quotation heading the first of the 3 movements of the entire work. Not uncommonly writers put a motto - often a } short quotation from famous literary pieces ... on the page preceding their own work, as an "appetizer" of sorts or a spiritual and mental companion to what the reader is about to experience. That's exactly what I had in mind, when I set out to compose this piece for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG). Each of the 3 movements is inspired by a short literary quotation taken out of its original contents, serving solely as a spiritual inspirator for the music that follows; in other words, it's the beauty and profundity of the words and the many-layered associations yielded by them, which are mirrored in the music.