| Unable
to entirely take hold of the piece, the man began to take alternative measures
to possess the exquisite timbres and sequence of pitches. He began researching
the event of the composition of the piece, learning of its stylistic influences,
its position in the history of music, the character and preoccupations
of its composer. Still frustrated, he took to the annotation of each note
onto manuscript, documenting meticulously the nuances in the style of performance,
inking every precise grace note, with suggestions for mood and technique.
Yet even with the completed document in hand, there was still something
alienating himself from the work. Thus, he conducted a complete analysis
of the wave form of the entire composition, reducing the music to a series
of ones and zeroes which he had algorythmically rendered from the physical
vibrations generated in the piece's performance. These he began to transcribe
upon pages of vellum, illuminating the commencement of each musical phrase
with gold leaf and dyes. Only by this means, he reasoned, could he recreate
the piece anew, and make it finally his belonging. |
