Winner of the 2024 Let this world be beautiful competition: https://www.dclibrary.org/let-world-be-beautiful
Reflections on Water (2023) is an evocative and mesmerizing composition for guitar quartet that draws inspiration from Alma Thomas' captivating painting, 'Aquatic Gardens’ (1973). The music unfolds like a poetic journey through a serene outdoor garden, where the listener is immersed in the delicate balance of nature's beauty. The piece skillfully captures the essence of an approaching storm and its subsequent dissipation, mirroring the ephemerality of life and the fluidity of the natural world. Through intricate musical textures, the guitar quartet employs 3:2 and 4:3 polyrhythms, echoing the asymmetry found in the ever-changing patterns of water and foliage in the garden.
©2024 Kristopher J. Ring. All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or distribute without explicit permission.
Winner of the 2024 Let this world be beautiful competition: https://www.dclibrary.org/let-world-be-beautiful
Reflections on Water (2023) is an evocative and mesmerizing composition for guitar quartet that draws inspiration from Alma Thomas' captivating painting, 'Aquatic Gardens’ (1973). The music unfolds like a poetic journey through a serene outdoor garden, where the listener is immersed in the delicate balance of nature's beauty. The piece skillfully captures the essence of an approaching storm and its subsequent dissipation, mirroring the ephemerality of life and the fluidity of the natural world. Through intricate musical textures, the guitar quartet employs 3:2 and 4:3 polyrhythms, echoing the asymmetry found in the ever-changing patterns of water and foliage in the garden.
©2024 Kristopher J. Ring. All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or distribute without explicit permission.
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