related works
Erotos III : for clarinet in B flat, cello and (optional) electronics / Nubim Soyoung Kim
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
cl vc tape
SCRAMBLED : for ensemble and electronics / Arnold Marinissen
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
sax-b pf vn trb hp vc ob perc db tape
Horó/Xopo : for amplified chamber ensemble / Peter Kerkelov
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
cl-b g-e perc keyb vc db
Paramyth : for clarinet, piano, violin and live electronics / Yannis Kyriakides
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
vn cl pf tape
composition
Erotos III : for clarinet in B flat, cello and (optional) electronics / Nubim Soyoung Kim
Other authors:
Kim, Nubim Soyoung
(Composer)
Description:
In 2006 and 2009, I composed two pieces on the subject of the boundary between life and death. These pieces were titled ‘Erotos I’ and ‘Erotos II’. ‘Erotos III’ is the third composition of mine on that same subject, as well as a musical expression of the novel ‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus (1942). The novel explores the theme of death and is divided into two parts.
The first part begins with the death of the protagonist’s mother, and ends with him murdering another character under an intense sun. The second part begins with the murder case in court, and ends with the sentencing of the protagonist to death. I composed this piece in two parts, the same as the novel. The first part has a slow pace and this part of the soundtrack is filled with eerie electronic sounds that signify the burning sun. The second part, beginning at bar 78, is fast-paced, as is the corresponding part in the novel, and the electronic sounds here demonstrate a persistent fear of death.
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