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This piece was written in memory of my sister Sarah, who passed away in July of 2010. It consists of seven very brief movements. Each movement is one word of a sentence addressed to Sarah.
To determine the rhythm, each word was translated into Morse code (which she had learned as a teenager), using (for the most part) eighth notes for dots and quarters for dashes. For example, the letter S in Morse code is . . ., so S in the music is represented by a pattern of three eighth notes, as in the first bar, whereas A is . - , represented by the eighth and quarter of the second bar.
The melodic motive for each movement was based on a year that was important in her life; for instance, the first movement is based on 1945, the year of her birth. I chose C as 1, C# as 2, etc. which means that the majority of the movements begin with C - G#/A-flat (1-9). In the case of 2010, I chose to ignore the zeroes, meaning the theme consists of only two notes, D-flat and C.
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