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Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1485190 Composed by Brady Wolff. 21st Century,Classical,Contemporary,Contest,Festival. Score. 7 pages. Abundant Silence #1062267. Published by Abundant Silence (A0.1485190). The Moments Just before by Brady Wolff For Solo Piano, Advanced, 5 Pages This work is inspired by “Je n'ai plus que les os,” a work from Pierre de Ronsard’s posthumous collection of poetry. Authored near the end of his life, this poem exudes the despair and pain of watching his own body break down as he waits for the moment he finally crosses over to the other side. This work begins with a solemn motif which places emphasis away from the downbeat, portraying unrest and unease. Nervousness and excitement soar above this motif as the narrators stomach fills with butterflies in anticipation and fear of the afterlife. In the third stanza, Ronsard anguishes in his friends’ reactions to seeing his decrepit body. This sentiment is reflected in mm. 18-44 as a nostalgic theme develops itself, eventually reaching its climax and breaking down into a deluge of emotion. As the narrator succumbs to death in mm. 44-52 the fluttering gesture reappears along with the previous motifs as final memories. This glistening texture of light and dark is further exacerbated by the mixture of major and minor modes. The major mode prevails at the top of the texture as, in his death, the character rejoices in his ability to prepare a place in the afterlife for his friends and family as they eventually follow him. The Moments Just Before was awarded first prize in the Estivales de Lods Poetry and Piano Competition. 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 both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds. 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).