The Smallest Coffins are the Heaviest

The death of a young child or family member is something that I have never experienced nor related to. When I began sketching this piece, I knew that I wanted it to have a dark, gloomy mood behind it. I realized that the tone colors of the cello, viola, violin, and trumpet resembled a dark, funeral moment in a movie. The use of different pitch registers in each instrument convey hopelessness and distress.  Melodic variations represent an altered reality. Unusual harmonic structure creates a sense of unfamiliarity and the lack of a noticeable direction of the piece.