On intimacy,

Eugene A. Kim

This poetics study seeks to answer a question like, "What is music?"; its conclusion would be something like, "It's sharing time with the Other." Investigations into how one shares time with the other, privately or publicly, leads the author to intersect personal observations within musicking and resonant concepts from various other domains, such as ethics and love. The result outlines a sparse poetics of being (loving) with the other—this principle inseparable from musical practice.

1 An encounter.

1a To remind; to offer.

Codetta.

2b Across from—

2a Alongside—

2 Sitting.

3b Sitting across in time.

3a Sitting alongside in time.

3c To saunter.

156.25 + 159.25 Hz

(T₃ – 50:00)

To saunter.

Perform with other(s):

1 Sustain one pitch comfortably, very quietly.

Begin on cue.
Cut-off on cue.

2 Recall one word from this past hour.

On cue, sing respective words over a new pitch,
Cut-off on cue.

3 Think of a new word.

On cue, sing respective words over same pitch or initial pitch.
Cut-off on cue.

Repeat 1-3 however many times needed.

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