Skuggaljós (2020)
Instrumentation: fl (+afl, bfl), ob, cl (+bcl), bsn, perc, pno, hpchd, vln, vla
Skuggaljós (Shadowlights) consists of six short movements, were the interplay between lights and shadows is portrayed in different ways. The movements are as follows:
I. Bjartir skuggar (Bright shadows)
II. Ljósbrot (Refractions)
III. Næturljóð (Nocturne)
IV. Inn og út um skuggann (In and out of the shadow)
V. Regnljós (Rainlight)
VI. Svefnljós (Sleeplight)
The soundworld of the piece is varied. Some of the sounds are pure and bright (like beams of lights), while others are rough and gloomy (like shadows). And then there are these inscrutable sounds that dance so intruigingly on the border between light and shadow; some sort of shadowlights.
The work was written for the Caput Ensemble with support from RÚV/STEF Composer’s Fund. It was premiered on Nordic Music Days in Iceland, in October 2022.