This solo for Viola was written as a study for the Trio for 2 Violas and Piano. After finishing it I concluded that the piece could live a life of its own. Furthermore I decided that its material has the potential to serve as a starting point for my second string quartet.

The architecture is simple. There is a continuous calm legato movement, soft and chromatic, without rests. Sometimes it changes from monophonic to polyphonic and back, but the overall impression stays the same. Gradually the tempo increases slightly, and the melody seems to climb a little, without ever changing dramatically. In the second half the piece reverses these changes, the tempo decreases again, and the melody slowly returns home.

Viola. Duration: 6′