Butterfly Curve

The title Butterfly Curve fascinated me because it combines something very mathematical and rational (curve) with something sensual and poetic (butterfly). The idea of ​​combining these two opposites; something vulnerable, light, warm, poetic, sensual and free with something hard, cold, mathematical, rational and strict, is something I wanted to explore in the piece.

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Butterflies have inspired countless composers over time. I wanted to refer to this music-historical context but at the same time approach the theme from my personal perspective. Therefore in the work I use reference material from pieces with butterfly themes written by François Couperin, Robert Schumann, Hugo Alfvén, Witold Lutoslawski and Kaija Saariaho.

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The references are made at different levels, from very remote connections to more closely related, filtered through my own aesthetics and ways of expression.

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Ultimately, with the music I wanted to depict an imagined story about a butterfly’s ”life curve”. The piece illustrates the absurd and unexpected things that happen during a butterfly’s journey in the world with moments of euphoria, joy and ease, loneliness, comfort and emptiness, ups and downs, new beginnings and endings.