Under the Horizon
Claire D.
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The ideas involved in this piece's creation started at the beginning of this school year, as I entered high school. As one of my electives, I chose to take part in my schools chamber music and orchestra program. Before this, I had very little experience in creating music in a group, focusing mainly on soloist classical piano. However, this new experience was an eye-opening experience. As well as this new undertaking, I had begun to look towards a more creative path and use of my classical piano background through composition. As I learned more compositional techniques, I began to work towards a piano soloist piece that could involve the emotion and movement, the story that I value the most in music I love. But, once I finished the piece, I found it still lacking. As I had been involved in the orchestra and my chamber group for some time now, I had begun to appreciate and value performing with other musicians more and more. So, as my chamber group consisted of a pianist, a violinist, and a clarinetist, I decided that I would attempt to incorporate the emotion and story of my original composition into a weaving of three instruments. And, at my schools chamber music and art showcase, I was given the opportunity to practice and perform this with my group, which was incredibly vital to the final adaptation, Under the Horizon.
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My artistic expression is a valuable way for me to express my emotions and work through my feelings. By exploring different pursuits of my creativity, my understanding of what motivates me to create art and music becomes more and more something that drives me to expand my perspective in life.
