Spilt
Judy E.
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I wrote this piece at a pretty low point in 2024 when I had been experiencing loss all around me, yet elsewhere in my life, things were on the up and up, so I felt as though I had no right to complain. I didn't realize it at the time, but I think that this piece shows the dissonance between the promise that my life was showing then, and the negativity surrounding me. This piece was also one of my first experimenting with an instrumentation that was not solo piano or jazz combo, and I soon learned the difficulty of writing for string quartet. Despite being a bit in over my head, I had a great time writing this (while neglecting my responsibilities), and I still hold it up as one of my best works to date.
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Creativity isn't a result. That is, one thing is not more "creative" than another by what it is. Instead, I feel that it is a process. This process is organic, fluid, and brings forth something barely effable. Our job, as creatives, is to channel this process as best we can.
