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The overall concept that dominates this piece is the idea of parting and (eventually) returning. The most obvious manifestation of the parting process is temporal. Many times in this work, the two instruments begin in a unified tempo but are then pulled apart until they are in completely contrasting tempi. This same process is also applied to the texture. One unified texture (for instance - pizzicato in the opening) is established, but is then manipulated until the instruments are sounding as two different components. These areas (sounding more as two simultaneous solos) are balanced with areas where the violin and piano play together, in one unified tempo and character, as a duo. This work was written for and is dedicated to Naho Tsutsui.
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