Amos Elkana | Beyond the world's dust - video score

“Beyond the Dust of the World” takes its inspiration from a Zen saying that encourages looking deeply into things, undistracted by the noise and chaos of the world. The work began during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when I personally struggled to focus amidst the overwhelming distractions of that period.
Scored for a classical “Mozart-style” orchestra-featuring two oboes, two horns, two bassoons, and strings-the piece creates a textured soundscape through the interplay of small musical fragments. These fragments are echoed and repeated across various instruments, not in perfect unison but slightly offset, forming a shimmering “cloud” of sound. This sonic haze blurs the individual details, allowing the textures to merge into a cohesive whole.
Within this evolving sound world, melodies and harmonies emerge and intertwine. The focus shifts between instruments, particularly within the winds, creating dynamic points of attention. All of this is built upon a single tone series, presented in diverse forms and transformations throughout the piece.
At its core, this composition seeks to craft a sense of abstract drama. My aim as the composer is to guide the listener through a narrative journey-one that is simultaneously structured and open to interpretation-leading them safely from the first note to the last.