Name: Piano Sonata No.1: Movement 3 'Transgress & Roar' Audio by SLYS/ Yik Shun Samuel Leung
Duration: 8 min 43 s
Description: A postminimalist piano piece, this is the third movement of my first piano sonata. It imitates composers such as John Adams and Michael Torke. This focuses on the cycles of 16 modulations of the same themes, as well as the sophisticated structure born out of simplistic ideas.

A postminimalist piano piece, this is the third movement of my first piano sonata. It imitates composers such as John Adams and Michael Torke. This focuses on the cycles of 16 modulations of the same themes, as well as the sophisticated structure born out of simplistic ideas.

Piano Sonata No.1: Movement 3 'Transgress & Roar' Audio

After the death of the King, the young woman stood before a cliff. Her home was destroyed; her people were annihilated; and her lover was murdered by her own hands. With nothing and nobody to live for, and a burden of guilt too much to bear, she closed her eyes, then leapt into the abyss.

Infinite: Abyss

Infinite: Abyss Audio (Track 9)

The young woman woke up in a grand hall. She was certain that she was dead, yet she felt a strange sense of familiarity within that space. Pods lined the hallway, and each pod held a doppelgänger of her inside, dormant while suspended in liquid. Then, a disembodied voice boomed with an equally friendly and malicious tone. "WELCOME HOME."

Infinite: Nursery

Infinite: Nursery Audio (Track 10)

The pods opened column by column, and the doppelgängers rushed out to attack the young woman. While the disembodied voice laughed, she desperately fought with everything she had. However, it was only a matter of time before she was overwhelmed.

Infinite: Slaughterhouse

Infinite: Slaughterhouse Audio (Track 11)

And thus, the game ends, and it shall begin again. The cycle of pain will continue, albeit with minute differences within each iteration. The only way to break the cycle is to not play at all. However, the music will always draw people in, preying on them and make them suffer with her.

Infinite: Cycle

Infinite: Cycle Audio (Track 12)

In another iteration, the young woman was on a date with the future King. However, amidst the walk in the snow, she somehow remembered dating him by a beach, even though she has never seen the ocean in her life. While she liked the sight of it, she shook the foreign memories off and grinned at the man before her, unaware of the tragic cycle running its course again.

Infinite: Beloved Memories

Infinite: Beloved Memories Audio (Track EX)

An orchestral rearrangement of my 2017 piano suite 'Into The Blue', this is a symphonic suite remastered in its entirety. And unlike the live performance before, which only featured 3 parts, the full suite will be available on this channel. Stay tuned for the second movement next week!

P.S. Check out the original piano live performance!

Into The Blue: Theme

Symphonic Suite 'Into The Blue': Theme (Movement 1)

Suited and ready, he leapt from the cay;

Right into the blue, he explored the sea;

A vortex appeared, dragged him to the deep;

Price for bravery, never been so steep.

Into The Blue: Abyss

Symphonic Suite 'Into The Blue': Abyss (Movement 2)

Under the charybdis, he regained his clear sight;

Deep in the great abyss, a rapture shining bright;

Beautiful mermaids swam, all across the city;

Yet their tridents, held high, made him beyond wary.

Into The Blue: Advent

Symphonic Suite 'Into The Blue': Advent (Movement 3)

Through the promenades, marched the mermaid defenders;

Behind an obelisk, cowered the nervous diver;

Alarm rang in his suit, he would soon run out of air;

Fear of demise arose, that a chance he did not dare.

Into The Blue: March

Symphonic Suite 'Into The Blue': March (Movement 4)

Hi, I am a composer in Hong Kong, hope you enjoy what I make!

(P.S. Stay tuned for new uploads every Wednesday!)

Piano Sonata No.1: Movement 3 'Transgress & Roar' Audio

SLYS/ Yik Shun Samuel Leung

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