Composer’s Note:

Sotto voce, this double bass solo appears as if already in quiet progress and disappears similarly, just as the human phenomenon Robert Black (1956-2023) touchingly flowed in and (sadly) out of our lives with his bass as traveling companion (Robert named her Simone). The Beginninglessness score dedication, initially intended for Robert to play and partially completed in 2019, now reads: “Remembering Robert Black, peerless musician, friend, continuing presence.”