Why write solos?

Here is a bit about this current project of writing solo violin music, written in in one syllable words just for fun.

It was the deep covid time and I was home bound for sure. Did not have time to get quite to the end of things, but did start some solo music while I also fed our less than one year old and hung out with the one who was 4 at the time. Then I thought I might get more done prior to now…but it did not quite come to pass! This year though, both kids are in school so it is time, I thought. I will do the old music form covid time and I hope to also do at least one new batch of things. I can’t help but think of Bach when I write things for just one “viol.” And I hope to tell a story with this music, or maybe trace a few story lines...we’ll see. For now, I have to get to work. Just a month or so to go. Some of it is in rough form while some is near done. Much to do and have to tell the hurried part of my brain that music starts with quiet. That, I think, is true in a lot of ways.