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Piano Solo - Digital Download SKU: A0.898934 Composed by Gilad Cohen. Contemporary. Score. 31 pages. Gilad Cohen #4764961. Published by Gilad Cohen (A0.898934). A few years ago, an unpublished poem by Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai was discovered.  Beginning with the words "And with severe pains…", the untitled poem argues that there are two types of time: one that progresses, and one that repeats itself.  Indeed, although life seems to move linearly from birth to death, it often seems as though our experiences have a way of repeating themselves.  Challenges-and our emotional reactions to challenges-sometimes create the impression that nothing really changes and that we are faced with the same issues over and over again.  Circling Time reflects these two notions of time.  Although it outlines various moods, it features a single main theme that repeats over and over. The theme itself, while creating an impression of a continuous line, is structured of two repetitions of the same seven notes.  Our physical body also reflects these two types of time: it changes as it ages over time, yet our basic vital signs – our breath and our heartbeat – repeat throughout our lives with little change.  Likewise, throughout the piece from beginning to end, a steady pulse of G in the middle of the piano occurs without a stop. Only at the very end does the pulse halt: it is then replaced by a long, sustained note, suggesting the last heartbeat in one's life. This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).