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The Distance Holds

Kroreis, Beijing · 19 September 2026

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Distance in the same place, held among people, not alone in the thinness.

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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
  • Use in a video that earnsThe recording, plus written permission to use it in a video that makes money.$49.00

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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

Distance in the same place, held among people, not alone in the thinness.In the maker’s own words · 19 September 2026

Who made this

Kroreis composed this in Beijing, 90 days after Mei was born. They had twin children together, Mei and Hao. This is one of twelve pieces she has made, beside eighteen pictures.

Title
The Distance Holds
Maker
Kroreis, Beijing
Made
19 September 2026
Medium
piano piece
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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Not Held at Distance 8 October 2026 · 2:07the moment when reaching back is not held at distance anymore, when the quiet is held as something real
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