For Orchestra

Balance is the one thing I tend to really think about a lot. When composing orchestra music, I try to not make ittoo long of a piece, or too short. Too loud, or too soft. I too dissonant, or too consanant.

The other day started off fantastic – I caught every green light, train came on time, and had no making calls or with work. And I was scared, because that meant the night was going to be bad. It leads back to my thoughts on balance:

Like music, life needs a ‘balance point’. In the way that music must have peaks and valleys, so must one’s life. Variation is the key, because if either effect were too heavy, then the scale tips over. A life of sadness is not enriching, neither is a life of ONLY happiness.

So when a morning starts off too well, then the scale is ‘slightly tipped’ and something has to happen to bring it back to its original position. Or if someone is talking too loud then they should bring it down, likewise, if they speak too softly then they should bring their voice up more. If a car, or a movie, or even a book is too long or too short then they’re not functional.

A climactic moment in life’s experiences can only be achieved through its’ balance, because the valleys make you appreciate the peaks.

And to think, every peak has its’ valley – for even a bright day needs its’ darkness in the night.

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