
2019 / Chamber Music
DURATION
60 minutesINSTRUMENTATION
violin, marimba
- Positivity (midi demo) Frank Horvat 1:00:00
Programme Notes
Composing this piece is part of an ongoing personal and creative mission to embrace happiness and positivity. For someone like me, who struggles with depression, that’s no small feat. But at the time of composing this piece, my inner world was often filled with contentment, fuelled by the love that surrounds me and the deep gratitude I feel for being able to create and share music.
I’m deeply passionate about causes like climate change and human rights, which, while important, don’t always lend themselves to an optimistic mindset. But I’ve come to believe that even the smallest victories deserve celebration. Change is more effectively driven by a smile than by a clenched fist, and it’s vital to protect ourselves from being overwhelmed by negativity. In a world where our emotions are constantly pulled between extremes—happy and sad, content and frustrated—we need to carve out time to fully embrace positivity.
This 60-minute composition is my offering in that pursuit, and I hope it encourages others to take an extended amount of time to centre themselves in a place of joy and gratitude, even amidst the turbulence of the world around us.
– Frank Horvat