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I think that sounds effect us in various ways depending on circumstance and environment. A single sound in two different places, or two sounds at the same place in time but in two different contexts may have drastically different effects. Sounds, in and of themselves, are relative.

This is a simple piece based on the relativity of a sound. The performer is instructed to play a single marimba bar. Choose any marimba bar to study. How does it vibrate? Can you see it vibrate? How is the sound amplified in the resonator? What effect does this have on you/the performance hall/the audience? How does this sound affect the sounds of other bars? How are the mallets invloved in the sound? How are your muscles involved in the sound? How are you ears involved in the sound?

This piece should be performed either as a prelude to any other solo marimba piece or in combination with many pieces performed simoultaneously.

The duration of this piece is 1 to 3 minutes, or a minimum of 20 minutes.