related works
Palimpsest : for guitar / Mickael Luis
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
gt
Deux préludes : pour guitare / Jan Maarten Komter
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
g
Joy of fishing : for guitar solo / Willem Breuker
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
gtr
Micro-Suite : for two guitars / Walter Hekster
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
2g
composition
Palimpsest : for guitar / Mickael Luis
Other authors:
Luis, Mickael
(Composer)
Description:
The composition was inspired by a Korean children's story called "Waiting for Mommy" by Tae-jun Lee (1938) and illustrated by Dong-sung Kim (2004). The text dates from 1938, a dark period in the history of Korea, which was seeking independence from Japan. The book depicts this period and tells the story of an orphan who is waiting for his mother (who will probably never come) at a tram stop.
Why Palimpsest? The text was retold in 2004 and illustrated by Dong-sung Kim. You can see two different periods in one object. The work in its present state may suggest and show traces of earlier versions. This book is a real palimpsest!