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The Journey, from Darkness to Light, by David Weisberg

from Sonic Divide by Payton MacDonald Various Projects

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composed by David Weisberg, first performed at Stemple Pass, Montana

This work was composed using structures and text that have a close relationship with nature. As implied by the title, it expresses a dichotomy in several ways, and as such, traverses several “journeys.” These dichotomies are related to the yin and yang of Chinese philosophy: man and nature, the darkness to light, and innocence to enlightenment. From a technical standpoint, the musical parameters are guided by a series called the Wythoff Array, which exhibits relationships with phenomena and proportions in nature, and also the Javanese pelog scale, which exhibits the same. The former is treated in strict fashion, the latter much more loosely and somewhat improvisationally. It is dedicated to Payton MacDonald, who premiered it during his Sonic Divide tour.

The lyrics and translation of the text follow:

The text is provided below and its translation follows:

asato mā sad gamaya
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya
mṛtyormā’ mṛtaṁ gamaya

Aum śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ

Lead me from the Unreal to the Real
From Darkness to Light

From Death to Immortality

(Invocation of peace, the three repetitions of śāntiḥ representing peace of body, speech and mind.)

--David Weisberg

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from Sonic Divide, released August 31, 2019
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See the Sonic Divide film on Vimeo: vimeo.com/214775555

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