I chose this song as the first release of my upcoming album, as it felt like the most accessible. I actually wrote this song last, when things in my life started improving and it is therefore somewhat less sad and challenging. The title “reflect” refers to several aspects. As the first song, I’m hoping it sets the mood for the rest of the songs, to draw you into a state of looking inwards and reflecting. To me the song also conjures up the visual of light reflecting off the surface of water at night. And from a technical point of view, the initial melody that is played in the right hand is “reflected” in the left hand for most of the rest of the song, until finally returning to the right hand again.

Reflect

TickTockStop

A pianist from South Africa searching for beauty and meaning through simple melodies and harmonies.

Reflect

Etienne de Villiers

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