Eldissoquy
• written for Full Orchestra; 10' 30"
• 2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1 / Timp +3 / Str
• written for Full Orchestra; 10' 30"
• 2.2.2.2 / 4.3.3.1 / Timp +3 / Str
The meaning of a piece of music is dependent on the listener's personal experiences. The title, Eldissoquy, is an artificial word that combines elements of the words possible, diss, soliloquy, and decay. This word was also created as if to be the name of a mythological event that has not occurred, which is partially inspired by major events that appear in different religions.
This work takes inspiration from events and natural phenomena taking place in the 21st century. We live in a time which has an unclear future: whatever that future is, that will be our Eldissoquy. There are moments of repose as well as moments of despair. Featured at the end of this work are the sounds of styrofoam activated by bows, which creates a piercing yet light sound. The extremely grating yet thin duality of this sound creates the need for resolution to this work's tension.
Despite alternating motions and emotions, the nature of the Eldissoquy is up to you: the listener. How will you define our future?
This work takes inspiration from events and natural phenomena taking place in the 21st century. We live in a time which has an unclear future: whatever that future is, that will be our Eldissoquy. There are moments of repose as well as moments of despair. Featured at the end of this work are the sounds of styrofoam activated by bows, which creates a piercing yet light sound. The extremely grating yet thin duality of this sound creates the need for resolution to this work's tension.
Despite alternating motions and emotions, the nature of the Eldissoquy is up to you: the listener. How will you define our future?
Thomas Fortner conducts the premiere of Eldissoquy, performed by the South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls.
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Performances
Premiere: South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra
Sioux Falls, SD, November 19, 2023 conducted by Thomas Fortner
Premiere: South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra
Sioux Falls, SD, November 19, 2023 conducted by Thomas Fortner