Resurrection

Partially inspired by nursing researcher Christine Jonas-Simpson’s study of stroke survivors — several of whom indicated that the soundtrack to their experiences of being listened to would be soft and pleasant (Nursing Science Quarterly, 2003, pp. 234-235) — I wanted to try reaffirming the oft-dismissed virtue of repentance with a jazzy cadence, simple major-key chord progression, and whimsical piano-and-violin melody, building up toward one repeated phrase at the movement’s end.