Song of the Bhagavan
Year: 2014 · Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 – 4.2.3.1 – timp, 2perc, cel, hp – str
Program Note
Song of the Bhagavan offers a musical interpretation of the ancient Hindu classical text the Bhagavad Gita. The Gita unfolds in a dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and his guide and God-King Krishna, as they sit on a battlefield about to join arms. It develops through dialectic between Arjuna's mortal shortcomings and Krishna's divinity.
Krishna attempts to bring awareness to Arjuna of his animalistic attachment and put him on the path to liberation through detachment (Moksha).
I have attempted to present these characters, their conversation, their mutual influence, and the unbending conflict between them.
This work is dedicated to my great friend Saaket Dubey.