Caleb Hugo: Context Movement II (2009)

Michigan State University College of Music

Premieres of New Music
3 November 2009

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Caleb Hugo (b. 1987)
Context Movement II (2009)

electronic work

Movement II, Rejection: We as individuals often refuse to let ourselves believe that we are not the most important thing in the universe. Since we must be wrong (only one person can be the most important) anger and frustration surface while we attempt to make ourselves more important so that reality conforms to our belief. Since we are finite human beings that are attempting to overcome an infinite obstacle we eventually wear ourselves out due to the fact that our power has limits. This movement depicts the our constant attempts to be declared significant in our context. As we fight our way towards contentment and happiness, the world around us continues to become bigger. Finally we are completely spent and have lost the ability to go any further. We must seek a new direction or continue to suffer until we die.

[Editors note: Yeah, I know. It's an electronic piece. There's nothing to look at. Sorry.]

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