The composition was inspired by the poem "Crossing the Water" by the American poet Sylvia Plath (1932-1963).

Crossing the Water

Black lake, black boat, two black, cut-paper people.
Where do the black trees go that drink here?
Their shadows must cover Canada.

A little light is filtering from the water flowers.
Their leaves do not wish us to hurry:
They are round and flat and full of dark advice.

Cold worlds shake from the oar.
The spirit of blackness is in us, it is in the fishes.
A snag is lifting a valedictory, pale hand;

Stars open among the lilies.
Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens?
This is the silence of astounded souls.

Crossing the Water

Written for 12 piece string ensemble, the piece is based on the sight and feeling of looking out to sea. Using each instrument to evoke the layers of that view, the piece includes random - or aleatoric - elements, allowing the players to interpret parts of the score, meaning no two performances are quite the same - like the sea and sky themselves.  

Violins - Anna de Bruin and Thea Spiers
Viola - Triona Milne
Cello - Julia Graham
Double Bass - Steve Rossell 

Recorded by Mark Knight
Mixed by Jim Perkins
Mastered by Ben Wiffen
Artwork Chris Keegan

Between the Sea and the Sky

Listen to "Il Mare" also on:

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/track/7GM0cuN1oDnMllAkoGEHV7
- Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/it/album/il-mare/1771142196

"Il Mare" (the Italian for "the sea"), is a a contemplative solo piano song, in a contemporary and minimal style. It's inspired by Ludovico Einaudi's composition "Le Onde" (the waves), released in the same EP with it.

Il Mare

Sheet Music: https://sebastianmorawietz.bandcamp.com/album/passage-of-time-free-sheet-music
Video: https://youtu.be/A-NPT_9SKG4
Hey, it’s me again!
This piece has a long history. I wrote it many years ago, back when I was living in Liverpool. The original title was Waterloo – named after the small seaside town just outside the city. I often took the train out there, just to walk along the shore and gather my thoughts.

The sea has always had a deep, humbling power to me – vast, strong, timeless. It teaches you humility. Being near it felt like standing next to something ancient and wise.

Recently, I rediscovered this piece and played it again. It felt like a quiet conversation with the sea – me asking, the sea answering. That’s how I shaped the sections of the piece: a dialogue between the searching and the still, the questioning and the calm.

The visuals in the video are simple – I’m still learning and experimenting – but they’re meant to hint at that inner process, that silent exchange with something greater.

Thank you for listening.

Yours truly,
Sebastian Morawietz

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Passage Of Time (Notes From The Shore)

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