Weightless for acoustic guitar
Weightless For Acoustic Guitar 2018 Caerwen Martin Duration 5’00"
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Composer: caerwen martin
Year: 2016
ISMN: 60 9790720279602 979-0-720279-60-2
Size: A4
Duration: 5'00"
Weightless
For Solo Guitar 2018
Commissioned by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music for the Guitar Perspectives Composition Award. Special thanks to Peter and Rasika Crowley and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music for making this project possible. Thank you also to Ken Murray for his invaluable advice in writing and preparing this score.
This piece is about the physical experience of Anxiety. The feeling in the body is one of weightlessness, of being unglued from the earth, of floating and becoming unstuck from reality. There is a feeling of euphoric fear associated with these sensations, like taking a strong medication with untested side effects. Also, within this piece is the idea of the mental capacity to return to a state of calm. I hope this offers some hope to those who struggle with this condition.