
" Three Studies on Plant Biology II “Transpiration" "
For String orchestra
- Nominated for : The Musical Springboard 2023
“Transpiration” is the 2nd movement of the cycle “Three Studies on Plant Biology”.
The source of inspiration in Transpiration was to depict the phenomenon of a plant transpiration, of water evaporating from the leaves into the atmosphere.
By translating different stages of transpiration into music, the listener is taken into a sonic journey, where he is able to experience and perceive what would normally be imperceptible to our senses.
Thus, the work follows the stages of the transpiration process: It starts out with the negative pressure that pulls water up from the roots through the xylem vessels (which, during a drought period in real life, can actually be heard in the form of plucking/popping sounds). This is followed by the gradual movement of the water towards the leaves and, finally, the sounds of the water escaping into the atmosphere in the form of water vapor.