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For what seems like the tenth time, I went through all my papers that have something even remotely to do with southwest.


This time, I opened one of my landscape A3 score papers, and turned to its blank side to draw a timeline for the whole piece.

I knew how I wanted it to start (at least for now) and to end. I pencilled in 10 minutes in between the endpoints, and mapped out the location of Φ and the half-way point. Estimating the length of the intro and outro, I had an overview of how much time I had for the other material within the piece, and I mapped out an order for them.

The first part, light and soft, 2' -foot register on the organ/harpsichord.

Second part, gigue-like material circling away for a good 3 minutes.

Gamba rising above the other instruments initiating an interlude of contrasting material for violin and gamba soli.

A final section, where the gamba presses down on the ensemble, bringing them to a 16' -foot register.

At lunch, I mumbled to the person working behind the till, and I couldn't hear what she was saying. I apologised and thought to myself I mustve been focusing for a few hours since I was so distracted and in my own thoughts.

The piece exists now. All is left to do is to write it.