Introspect
Alex Shapiro
About this work:
Introspect was written at the end of a year that brought some welcome self reflection regarding loss and the persistence of hope, and I think that this music surveys some of that private emotional terrain. Beginning in relative stillness, the piece unfolds with solemn tones that lead to lyrical interchanges between grief, melancholy, and shades of promise. Elegiac in many ways, there is something left unanswered in the music that balances precariously between deep sorrow, resolute acceptance, and uneasy calm.
Year composed: 2002
Duration: 00:07:00
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:String Quartet
Instrumentation: 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: String quartet