Physical copy of the sheet music mailed to you, and digital download of the accompaniment audio file for performance.

Year: 2016

Instrumentation: Cello and electronics (fixed media). There is also a version for four cellists, available here.

Duration: 6 minutes

About the work: You Haven’t Said a Word is an approximately five-and-a-half-minute piece composed for cello and electronics. This piece is an attempt to write music that reflects moments of intense stress in relationships, specifically instances in which neither person voices their emotions. I aimed to musically represent this unspoken tension, as well as its eventual resolution.

The music does not follow any specific story, and the work is not programmatic, but I aim for the tension and resolution to be apparent to the listener. The title influenced the composition of the piece, with the material at the beginning sounding very static, dissonant, and slow evolving. This music metaphorically mimics the unspoken tension previously mentioned. I do not anticipate listeners being able to hear the relationships directly, but I aim for the title to be suggestive, setting the tone or mood for the listening experience.