Web Comment by Composer:
Wave motion is a physical phenomenon which means that a field or a disturbance of a medium propagates in space. It is music that gradually changes over the course of the piece. It is like watching a wave wash over you, a spectacle like no other and reflecting like a mirror.
Musically speaking, I have tried to portray it based on a rhythmic and harmonious idea where things meet, reflect, create disturbances in different ways. This then leads to a more procedural thinking in the composition process. From this, three parts can be clearly distinguished that go into each other:
1. Rhythmic, suggestive call
2. Melodic, mysterious middle part
3. Coral, when combining these above elements
Wave Movements was commissioned by the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie and dedicated to conductor Daniel Raiskin.
Benjamin Staern Sound samples:
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, conductor Daniel Raiskin (recording from the premiere)
