October Aubade

This is the first of four duets I'm writing. Like most things I write, the piece is inspired by an element of nature as well as a more complex concept. On the natural level, the piece was inspired by the rising dawn and how it begins slowly, then arrives quickly. On a more complex level, the piece is about two lovers leaving one another in the morning. An aubade is traditionally known as a morning song, and there is some sense that in renaissance times, it was something one might play for a lover after parting in the morning.

The last few seconds of the piece are intended to represent the moment when two lovers' hands come apart as they leave each other in the morning.

The recording features myself and Sarah Umezono performing.

October Aubade