Week 4: Literature

Week 4 aims to branch out artistically. This week, instead of being given a portion of a composition to build off of, you will be given a piece of media to consume. The main goal of this week is to explore a larger prompt and to build up a piece that captures the theme and feel of the reference material. Additionally, week 4 is about pulling together a single, larger, coherent piece over the course of the week instead of 7 small individual pieces.

The piece of media provided will take some time to digest and consider, so the prompt will become available 2 days prior to the start of week 4 to give you time to consider the work and begin to fleshing out some basic concepts and structures

It is encouraged that you look back on your prior work over the course of the month and take inspiration from your various Composuary submissions. As part of your submission, you should provide reference to your prior pieces that you used so fellow composers can appreciate how your piece was built off of the simpler themes tackled during the month.

Prompt: Fear of Depths

This video essay discusses the fear of the deep in a rather profound and interesting way. Given its presentation and context, I'd recommend watching this film more than once.

Using this as a reference, work to create a composition that encapsulates the feeling of diving into the deeps. Aim to capture the flow downwards through the layers of strata, the loss of self perpetually going downwards.