Cat Marzipane

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2023

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“The Duet” by Cat Marzipane

Submitted to Contest #239

One two three, one two three… left hand and right…low bass..high trill… One two three one two three…. The hands that play me move clumsily and unprofessionally. I am a voice for her and her singing rings inside of my body, ricocheting off my fifth octave of copper and steel strings. When her voice hits the tone correctly it joins with mine, two waves meet and they don’t crash. Instead they evaporate into a finely tuned mist that hums harmonic overtones. To your ear that note sounds pleasing, rather than wobbly and dissonant. To me ...

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