Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam

by Juan María Solare

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	1.	Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam [piano solo] 03:59	info	buy track
	2.	Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam [piano with ambient pads] 04:19	info	buy track

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Mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam was composed in Bremen (Germany) on 30th January 2017, shortly after knowing about the death of Uwe Kolkmeyer, musician and caricaturist to whom this piano piece is dedicated in memoriam.

The title refers to a thought by Carl Sagan: planet earth is a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. An old idea that, of course, was not expressed by him for the first and only time.

In Sufism exists an allegory (attributed to Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi) according to which the essences of the possible beings do exist in the darkness before being manifested by the divine light, as the motes of dust suspended in the air in a darken room don't become visible until they are lit by a light ray.

A certain optimistic atmosphere in this work may surprise, the opposite of what is usually associated with death. In my works the tonality of A major often expresses consolation.

"An expression of deep thought that also encourages deep thought"
(Greg Jones in the blog Ear To The Ground)

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released July 26, 2017

Composition, Piano, Production, liner notes, recording: Juan María Solare

Mastering: Finn Halle

Cover Art: Juan María Solare based on a photography by Austin Ban.

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Juan María Solare Bremen, Germany

Pianist & composer. Tango Nuevo, electroacoustic, post-tonal music.

Tracing a line that subtly connects art music with light music and instrumental sound with electronics..

Pianist & Komponist. Tango Nuevo, elektroakustik, zeitgenössische Musik. ... more

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