If the first is stone and steady beat,The second is dust beneath the feet.You choose the pulse, you choose the play,In the quiet space where the "or" may stay.
A lighter leap, a swifter run,A melody that’s just begun.It doesn’t replace what went before,It simply opens one more door. ossia_s05_0061_l.jpg
An "ossia" is the road not taken—until it is. It represents a composer’s second thought, a lighter touch, or a more complex flourish that exists alongside the original. If the first is stone and steady beat,The
