Composer Mayumi Kato’s new compositions for piano explore the “Shorts” format through ten original works. Each piece is approximately one minute long and progresses through ten different time signatures — including a rare exploration of 1/4 time. This is new music, written for a new way of listening. Composed in the time signature of 1/4, this piece implies that every single beat is a downbeat, or a "One." "Temple Bells in the Morning Mist" may well be the first piano composition to use the 1/4 time signature throughout an entire work.
