Oblivion

Violin I
prepare mute
optional: with extra violin in scordatura of tuning the (highest) E-string down a minor third to C#.

Violin II
prepare mute

Viola

Violoncello

Oblivion, describes both the state of being unconscious and the state of being forgotten as faded memories. The piece scored for string quartet begins with trauma-like atmosphere and a corresponding aftermath. Through some kind of metamorphosis, the trauma resolves into other forms, which represents the faded memories, or the state of oblivion. The lyrical sense hidden in multiple parts of the piece represents the unconsciousness, which is unreal but transcends us to another land of peace and heal ourselves. The music shifts rapidly between the lyrical fragments and the cruel reality where we are ‘forced’ to forget the past.