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Full score, 19 pages; duration ca. 7 minutes (depending on lengths of silences)

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Many abstract paintings deliberately eschew clear detail, exciting the mind through mere artistic suggestions of an object or person, Likewise, “Highlandscapes” seeks to depict the vastness, beauty and ruggedness of the Scottish Highlands through a variety of isolated sounds and the emotions and perceptions associated with them, constructing a fragmentary narrative that seeks to engage the imagination. In writing this piece, I not only visited and hiked in the Highlands myself but also gathered a variety of photos depicting the region from friends and acquaintances, seeking abstract associations through the literal lenses of others.