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EVENT
HORIZON
EVENT HORIZON

Coexistence

for solo violoncello and strings orchestra

peeding up and slow-
ing down, that was the
Score point of exploration
on this piece. This concept
has already been explored
by many other composers,
however this piece present-
ed me a different approach
to composing. I tend to treat
composing as an individual
activity, however, in Coexist- Marcus and I discussed
ence, I was paired with Mar- our initial thoughts and how
cus Rock, and together, we we would approach the piece
had to write a piece which whilst exploring the concept
explored the concept men- of “time manipulation”. I de-
tioned earlier. cided to explore gradual

tempi changes with the use of
ritenuto and accelerando. On
the other hand, Marcus de-
cided to explore rhythms and
how they can manipulate our
perception of time. Both of us
explored the same concept,
but we followed different
paths.

Once our individual compositions were done, Mar-
cus and I had a final discussion. I opted to write for strings
orchestra and aimed to evoke a romantic nostalgia feel.
Marcus wrote for solo violoncello and consistently explored
the use of rhythms. Instead of presenting our compositions
one after the other, we decided we would blend our works,
resulting in some overlapping. In addition, I decided to or-
chestrate the strings orchestras at certain points to serve as
a smooth transition from each section. The final result was
that our compositions coexist together in a larger piece.