The Odyssey of a Seafarer

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The Odyssey of a Seafarer

Full Score

String orchestra arrangement

Instrumentation: String Quartet

Duration: 5 Minutes

Year: 2023

Recording: Sallaff String Quartet (Reading) - Nazareth University

PROGRAM NOTES

The Odyssey of a Seafarer encapsulates a captivating journey at sea from the joys and wonders of being out in open water to the serene beauty found hand-in-hand with perilous danger. Beginning with a smooth legato feel, it immediately transitions into a swash-buckling theme full of adventure and mysticism.

Progressing through a few of these themes leads to a calmer texture with a steady eighth-note ostinato depicting the idea of waves. After returning material from the beginning, the piece builds up to a climactic finish, the tale of the journey over but not forgotten.