This piece treads the line between avant-garde composition and familiar, homelier and more traditional musical language exceptionally well in my view. There are moments in the music that I feel, had they been executed slightly differently, could have sounded cheesy or clichéd. The elegance and ingenuity of the writing, however, results in these moments being some of the most meaningful and touching passages in the piece. I feel simultaneously comfortable and musically invigorated when I listen to this piece. The influence of Ravel can clearly be heard in many aspect of the piece, listen out for quotes from his String Quartet in F major as well as samples from some of Mozart’s work.