Questions on the Origins of Creativity (2019) - Upper Voice (Mezzo/Soprano) & Piano Accompaniment (PDF)
Questions on the Origins of Creativity (2019) - Upper Voice (Mezzo/Soprano) & Piano Accompaniment (PDF)
Questions on the Origins of Creativity — for (mezzo) soprano & piano accompaniment (3.30’)
A piece pondering on where our creativity comes from, and includes some (body) percussion parts for both the vocalist & pianist! :)
Watch a performance of the piece here.
This piece was written for the purpose of examining the question of what, or where, the origins of creativity might be, as prompted by the theme of a vocal composition festival I attended in California in 2019. While I first tried to focus on one possible source of creativity, there were multiple answers swimming around in my mind. Does our creativity come from nature? fear and grief? human relationships? a deity? from nothing? I couldn’t decide. So, back to the drawing board I went: what if, instead of trying to find an answer, I just let the music ask all the questions?