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Turners The
Sun Setting Through Vapour was my inspiration because of the different
layers and zones of interest which influenced my compositions structure.
The central
focus of the painting is the setting sun in the central background of the work.
The reflection of the sun draws the eye into the foreground and the market
scene in the front right zone. This created the first section of my
composition, the idea of the sun setting through the vapour before revealing a
market scene which then fades back into the atmospheric sun setting through the
vapour.
The second
section moves to the story of the Napoleonic War ships in the middle and
backgrounds of the painting using percussion. Reflecting this the section centres
around the narrative of a naval battle; the manoeuvring into position and flexing
of strength; the pre-battle planning; the calm before and finally the battle
itself.
The third
section draws together two aspects: the sun setting and the prison ship,
drawing us from the aftermath of the battle to the journey back to shore
showing the juxtaposing emotions of the imagined victorious British (the
piccolo) and French prisoners (the cello). Closer to shore the vapour descends
and we hear inflections of the market before returning to the sun setting through
the vapour with the harbour clock (Tubular Bells) grounding us in real time.
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