Awenda Berceuse
Sep 27, 2023, 08:55 PM
"I wanted to honor Anton Pickard's beautiful field recording "Awenda Waves" in its wholeness, so the idea of playing a lullaby by the water emerged early on.
As a counterpoint to his sound I used my own recording of a 432Hz A drone (played as harmonic on the D-string on a double bass and slightly tuned down from 440Hz) that is sustained throughout the entire composition. Additionally, there are five separate voices (a synthetic bass, low strings, and a few other synthesizer sounds) that divide the piece into seven separate sections that are each roughly two minutes in length.
"The work is arranged in a quasi mirror-like fashion, culminating at the centre (around 8 min. 20 sec.), after which point the voices and their melodies return opposite of the way they entered the composition. This symmetry device was used to enhance balance and instil calmness."
Awenda waves reimagined by Susanne Maurer.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the collection, visit https://citiesandmemory.com/music-for-sleep/
As a counterpoint to his sound I used my own recording of a 432Hz A drone (played as harmonic on the D-string on a double bass and slightly tuned down from 440Hz) that is sustained throughout the entire composition. Additionally, there are five separate voices (a synthetic bass, low strings, and a few other synthesizer sounds) that divide the piece into seven separate sections that are each roughly two minutes in length.
"The work is arranged in a quasi mirror-like fashion, culminating at the centre (around 8 min. 20 sec.), after which point the voices and their melodies return opposite of the way they entered the composition. This symmetry device was used to enhance balance and instil calmness."
Awenda waves reimagined by Susanne Maurer.
Part of the Music for Sleep project - for more information and to hear more sounds from the collection, visit https://citiesandmemory.com/music-for-sleep/