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An "ossia" is the road not taken—until it is. It represents a composer’s second thought, a lighter touch, or a more complex flourish that exists alongside the original.

A lighter leap, a swifter run,A melody that’s just begun.It doesn’t replace what went before,It simply opens one more door. ossia_s05_0061_l.jpg

If the first is stone and steady beat,The second is dust beneath the feet.You choose the pulse, you choose the play,In the quiet space where the "or" may stay. An "ossia" is the road not taken—until it is