Colours is a duo for vibraphone and marimba, with the vibraphone part also playable as a standalone solo version.
The piece unfolds in a calm, wave-like motion, shaped by gradual crescendi and decrescendi. Beginning in D major, the harmonic language gradually expands through the addition of new colours, moving through subtle changes in sound and register.
At the centre lies a sustained fermata on A♭ — a tritone from the opening key and the furthest possible point of harmonic distance. From there, the music gradually returns to D major.
The focus lies on continuity of sound, gentle harmonic transitions, and a continuous sense of flow, in which changes emerge naturally and without rupture.
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