Gregor's Dream

[Peter Iverson]

After a night ot troubling dreams, Gregor Samsa awakens to find he has transformed into a giant insect.  A speculative meditation for string quartet.

https://soundcloud.com/user798687192/gregors-dream

[David]

since your Nonet, I've come to expect great things from you and this both mysterious and haunting latest piece doesn't disappoint. Love the microtones around 6'15"!

[Peter Iverson]

HI David:  Thanks for listening!  This piece was a bt of a stretch for me and I was a little nervous about posting it.  Your encouraging response is much appreciated.

 

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[Ollie King-Britton]

Hi Peter,

I enjoyed this work. Contemporary music usually isn't for me, but I really appreciated the techniques you employed here- particularly the symmetry of the call and response around 6.30 - 7.30. It feels like hearing a poem read by a captivating narrator. Looking forward to hearing more. Keep it up!

[Peter Iverson]

Hi Ollie:  You're comment about a poem read by a captivating narrator reallyn cuts to the essence of what music means to me.  I want to make music that tells  a story and evokes an emotional response.  Thanks for hearing that in this piece.

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[David]

I think we're on the same wavelength, then. That's perhaps the reason why quite a number of my works use text directly -- in fact I regard The little Mermaid as best piece to date as it goes to the heart of what I try to be as a composer.

 

[Gabriel K]

The stress, anxiety and general troubled feeling comes very nicely to life in your piece. Since these type of pieces usualy for most people rely more heavily on context to be meaningful, maybe you should experiment with ai in accompanying video or pictures to the music? give the composition even more complex harmony. 

 

[Peter Iverson]

Hi Gabriel:  Thanks for spending time with the piece and for your thoughtful comments.  I agree with your remarks about the importance of context; however, in this instance, I just  assumed that visitors to this site would be sufficiantly familiar with The Metamorphsis as to make further explication (or illustration, as you suggest) superfluous.  That said, looking back at my notes to the origina posting, I might have added that Kafka never specifies what Samsa was dreaming about on the night of his metamorphosis.  The piece is my take on what must have been the phantasmagorical nature of those dreams.  Incidentally, fans of the novella who have not yet stumbled acroos Joanthan Goldstein's brilliant mash-up of Kafka and Dr. Seuss may wish to check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/cbcwiretap/dr-seuss-and-gregor-samsa .  Funny, clever, beutiful and sad.