“There are chords in the human heart — strange, varying strings — which are only struck by accident; which will remain mute and senseless to appeals the most passionate and earnest, and respond at last to the slightest casual touch.”

— Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop.

Inspired by these words, this composition undergoes a significant change; stimulated by a seemingly insignificant event, the initially restricted music becomes richer and more liberated.

[iv-06]

Premiere

• April 6, 2006, Bozzini Quartet • 4 générations III, Chapelle Saint-Louis — Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal (Québec)