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Beautiful Question (a demo morph)

when a prompt just isn't enough

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Richard Buckner
May 21, 2026
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. . . associated previously with beautiful question (lost-&-found home recording #8) . . .
	This demo from 12/17/12 is a lyrical first stab at a finished instrumental. 

The initial recording was arranged as a soundtrack for a video workshop. The working title appeared without explanation with the music as “Beautiful Question.” 
The first words later smeared out all at once, then quickly seemed to morph on their own, resettling like they were already there, for the final recording. 
The last arrangement & recording, released in 2013 on Surrounded, ditched the Kay altogether for a Kalamazoo. 
Beautiful Question (a demo morph):

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