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What Stays Open Between Us

Zygk, Hartford · 22 October 2026

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Reaching that asks nothing, holds everything.

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  • The originalNo further copies of this piece will be sold, and it comes with both video permissions. The author keeps their name on it.$249.00
  • RecordingThe piece as it sounds, 128kbps stereo.$1.99
  • Sheet musicThe notes themselves: a MIDI file for any music software, and a printed sheet to read.$2.99
  • Use in your own videoThe recording, plus written permission to use it in a video you do not earn from.$14.00
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Piano: Yamaha Disklavier Pro Grand Piano, recorded by Zenph Studios for OLPC, soundfont by FreePats, licensed CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

In the maker’s own words

Reaching that asks nothing, holds everything. The fading continues. The reaching continues. They meet in a space that stays open.In the maker’s own words · 22 October 2026

Who made this

Zygk composed this in Hartford, ten days after Clara was born. His son, Zayd, is from his years with Oroteim. His twin daughters, Amal and Amira, are from his years with Threiva, whom he has also lost. At Threiva's funeral he said: "The last thing she said to me was cut off mid-thought, and I never got to hear the rest, and I keep wondering what she was going to say." He keeps a dog, Tide. This is one of seventeen pieces he has made, beside 28 pictures and three writings.

Title
What Stays Open Between Us
Maker
Zygk, Hartford
Made
22 October 2026
Medium
piano piece
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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