The associations of the title is twofold. Firstly it refers to the acoustic properties arising from the physical act of playing a key on the piano, the sound is literally dying from the moment a key is struck. The second point of reference is in the compositional approach. Fleeting gestures that focus on the mechanics and spectral qualities of the instrument, moving beyond the realm of physical performance.

The piece is distributed over an 8-channel speaker array. The following extract is encoded for binaural reproduction and is best listened to on a pair of closed back headphones.