Silence. Dust

Abstract

A composition for vocal octet and string quartet, setting a poem by Jaan Kaplinski, an Estonian poet of Polish origin. The work was commissioned by Fundacja Polihymnia for the vocal octet Simultaneo and premiered on 12 October 2025 at the 9th Vocal Music Days in Gdynia by NeoQuartet and Vocal Octet Simultaneo, conducted by Karol Kisiel. In this composition, I further develop my exploration of musical pattern formation and what I describe as linear harmony: a compositional approach in which harmonic structures emerge through horizontal development of pitch material rather than through vertical simultaneities.