Eridanus

The 6th largest constellation in the night sky, Eridanus, is the cosmic river that in Greek mythology symbolized the river of Hades, or for others, real-life rivers such as the Nile. 

I wanted to explore minimalist techniques in this work, and borrowing from Steve Riech's Music for 18 Musicians, I elongated a very familiar chord progression from a folk song about a river; you can take your guesses! I wanted to portray, of course, a river in this work, but I also wanted to capture all the busyness I imagine when I think about what is out there in the universe. The colors, the movement, the feeling of adventure I get when thinking about traveling through a river in space is what I wanted to feel in Eridanus. Who wouldn't want to travel through the cosmic river? Imagine all the sights you would see!

Cover Image by AI

Eridanus is available for ePrint score and parts. Please contact me regarding further details.