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Darkness Within
PREMIERE August 1, 2023, at Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen MI ENSEMBLE clarinet and harp DURATION 5' |
Whether it’s dividing one soul into two bodies and discovering that both sides are needed (Star Trek: “The Enemy Within”), two different souls residing in one body (Yu-Gi-Oh, Animorphs), or a split personality (Gollum, The Lord of the Rings), media is constantly asking what it means to be human. The above examples are merely some of my favorites, but the trope is consistent across many forms of entertainment with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde being an early instance. Is humanity ultimately good or evil at its core? How do we constantly balance selfish instincts with selflessness? The two personalities can be found throughout this piece in the constant changing of duples versus triples, compound lines with large leaps, runs sporadically changing to long notes, and the trading of melodic material between the two players.