My Challenging Piece: Nach Soviel Nebel

Procrastination--putting off or delaying. Despite having the privilege of having 120 hours of surfing, I only managed to write one blog in a week. I kept putting it off for some strange reason or maybe it's because I still have yet to hold on to an inspiration--the one motivation that made me began this blog in the first place. Sometimes when faced with a choral piece that's not too easy to learn, the choir would at times "procrastinate." But eventually, we get it done in time for the performance or competition. Amazingly, we'd be successful at it.

Nach Soviel Nebel is one of those pieces. Composed by Bruno Strobl for the competition in Austria, Nach Soviel Nebel is a challenging piece because honestly, it's no ordinary piece. As Strobl would say in his profile, "My composition style is structurally determined. In the late 1980s I decided to experiment with the partial tone row as a basis for composing. It took me a year, and several compositions, to consolidate the features of this style. Since then, I have been fascinated by the versatility, diversity and the incorporation of many musical elements in which this style can be used." via Bruno Strobl.

Here is the composition as performed by the Paragita Choir. There are parts in the song which is sung in piano or pianissimo--very softly. It's a difficult piece but one that's worth singing.