A palimpsest is a manuscript page, scroll, or book that has been written on, scraped off, and used again. The word palimpsest comes from two Greek roots (palin + psEn) meaning “scraped again.” Romans wrote on wax-coated tablets that could be reused, and a passing use of the rather bookish term “palimpsest” by Cicero seems to refer to this practice.
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In this composition I used an approach which I now call my ‘Palimpsest Technique’. First I wrote a layer of very soft repeating patterns. After that I started erasing fragments of this layer and replacing them by other (contrasting) material. This procedure was repeated two times, but in theory this could go on indefinitely. Every time fragments of the piece change, but some parts of the original layer are not affected and therefore remain present.
Palimpsest is a soft piece, without any clear motives or themes. It passes like a cloud, that gradually changes its shape while floating by.
Clarinet, Harp, Violin, Viola (2), Cello. Duration: 12′