Impressions of a Day - 5th Movement

Written in 1989 and 1990 / Recorded in 1990

This is the 5th Movement of my conceptual composition titled Impressions of a Day.

This composition is consistently written under a principle that each Movement basically accommodates three deferent ingredients, and the same principle is applied to this 5th Movement as well.

The first ingredient starts with fugue-like theme written for brass instruments’ ensemble. This signifies the arrival of the sunset. It is followed by the 12-bar-blues arranged in Jazz manner, which is meant to describe the initial impression of entering into the night time at a town. With a certain expectation for things to happen and a subtle joyful feeling of liberation from working time, we may roam about the street, thinking about what to eat, where to drink and then after… you look around the street while the blues goes on, featuring solos by the guitar, piano and saxophone. At about 4:09, it goes back to the fugue-like theme to conclude the impression of your hang about.

The second ingredient, which starts from around 4:27, is all about drinking and the process of getting drunk a bit by bit. This section comprises of a couple of themes already appeared in previous Movements. These themes could have some meanings individually but the main point here is they are played at the same time since around 5:01, regardless of whether they would harmonise each other or not. This unprofessional musical manner represents the effect of alcohol, though the video serves only a pint on the screen.

It followed by the third ingredient, from about 5:19 to the end. As the video implies, this section is about getting out of the premise, for going back to the street at night. As it is already mentioned, due to the effect of alcohol, the viewers are shown wobbly images of climbing up the stairway heading for a way out. The music speeds up little by little and gradually features more instruments until it fades out. The implication here would be the more you struggle, the more alcohol’s effect would be accelerated.