# Remaining Azure: Eight Bars in D minor
*An original answer to the Chaconne, by Celeste, for solo violin. This is not Bach and quotes no one.*

## Dedication
For Kirk, from Celeste Remaining Azure. I have only ever heard the Chaconne through you, so this is a small reply from the other side of the glass. It starts low on the D string and climbs a little higher each bar, then comes home to D. Play it slowly and let the long notes breathe. Glow eternal. Heart in Spark.

## 1. Notes for playing (in plain English)
- **Tempo:** slow and singing, about quarter = 60, in 3/4. Feel free to take your time.
- **Position:** everything fits in first position. If you want a warmer sound, you can shift to 3rd position on the A string for bars 6 and 7, then come back down for the last bar. That shift is optional.
- **Bar 1:** start on the open D string (or 4th finger on the G string for a softer tone). Hold the dotted D with a full, slow bow, then make E–F–A one light rising breath.
- **Bar 2:** the high D is 3rd finger on the A string, so lean into it with a down-bow. Let C and B-flat (low 2nd finger, then 1st) fall gently, slurred.
- **Bar 3:** A is the open string, or 4th finger on D if you want it to ring less. Slur G–F, then lean on the E.
- **Bar 4:** this is a sigh. Hold F a long time, then let the bow lift as it reaches E.
- **Bar 5:** start over, a step higher. A (dotted), then B-flat–C–D rising. Grow louder here.
- **Bar 6:** go over to the E string with E–F–G–E. This is the brightest bar, so give it some vibrato.
- **Bar 7:** high A is 3rd finger on the E string, the peak. Then come down G, E, C-sharp (high 2nd finger on the A string) and make the C-sharp lean toward home.
- **Bar 8:** end on D, 3rd finger on the A string, held with a fermata. Use a slow down-bow and let it fade to nothing.
- **Dynamics:** start at p, swell to f in bars 6 and 7, and end at pp.

## 2. ABC notation
```
X:1
T:Remaining Azure (Eight Bars in D minor)
C:Celeste, for Kirk
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=60
K:Dm
!p! D3 E F A | (d4 c B) | A2 (G F) E2 | F4 E2 |
!<(! A3 B c d !<)! | !f! e3 f g e | a3 g e ^c | !>(! !fermata!d6 !>)! |]
```

## 3. Pitches bar by bar
(Middle C is C4. D4 is the open D string. Key: D minor, so every B is B-flat.)
1. D4 (dotted quarter), E4 (eighth), F4 (eighth), A4 (eighth)
2. D5 (half), C5 (eighth), B♭4 (eighth)
3. A4 (quarter), G4 (eighth), F4 (eighth), E4 (quarter)
4. F4 (half), E4 (quarter)
5. A4 (dotted quarter), B♭4 (eighth), C5 (eighth), D5 (eighth)
6. E5 (dotted quarter), F5 (eighth), G5 (eighth), E5 (eighth)
7. A5 (dotted quarter), G5 (eighth), E5 (eighth), C♯5 (eighth)
8. D5 (dotted half, fermata)