A trio for two clarinets and piano

あたらよ (Atarayo) is a Japanese word for “a night so beautiful that one feels reluctant to let it end.”

While studying composition, I often find myself drawn to many musical styles and theories. I consider myself fairly open to different kinds of artistic work; early music, folk music, classical music, jazz, contemporary music, and electronic music can all make me spend a great deal of time studying them.

A trio for two clarinets and piano

Relative deprivation is a subjective psychological phenomenon: after comparing oneself with others, or with one’s own expectations, one feels deprived because reality falls short of the object of comparison.
Like a carefully written essay missing its final period, the gradual indifference of a partner in a relationship, or the realization that one’s hard-earned result still falls short of someone with extraordinary talent, people may only become more aware of what they truly want at the moment when an expectation is taken away.