Dreams are mostly vague and inconsistent. Thus, in this piece, themes and stories about dreams are mixed together like a memory of a dream that can never be recalled in the correct order. In 'Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land', An Gyeon, a Korean painter from 400 years ago, used four different perspectives in his depiction of the heavenly land to express the bizarre quality of dreams. I composed my piece for a string quartet, with four different instruments harmonised like the colours in
an exquisite painting, in order to express the four harmonious yet very distinctive perspectives. Furthermore, I tried to expand my expression of the four perspectives through different tones, rhythms and forms instead of simply including four different instruments. Through the language of music, I attempted to express my desire to remember a mysterious dream forever and 'Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land', the masterpiece that was based on a dream and that reminded me of my own experiences through its background story.
