composer
Mickael Luis is a Swiss-Portuguese guitarist and composer. He started his guitar studies with Alexandre Rodrigues at the Conservatoire Populaire de Genève, then his professional studies and obtained his Bachelor's ...
related works
Palimpsest : for guitar / Mickael Luis
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
gt
12 preludes : voor gitaar / Henk Badings
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
g
Geritseld : voor 3 gitaren, 1983 (revisie 1984) / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
3g
MacGuffin : for electric guitar (with optional video and soundtrack) / Yannis Kyriakides
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
g-e
composition
Palimpsest : for guitar / Mickael Luis
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!