Salt_haeguem_Berkeley by Jean Ahn

Salt began its life long time ago, when I was obsessed with a six-note chord. I experimented with all the possibilities opened up by this one chord. These experimentations eventually led to many works such as “Ornament” for two pianos, “Salt doll” for solo electronics, “Salt” for orchestra, and “Salt” for piano and improvisers.

The idea of transforming a single chord without losing its fundamentals, combined with the sparkling image of the ornaments by the improviser, reminded me of the properties of salt.
While the piano part is fully written out, the solist is musing on her ideas of 'salt'.