nocturne no. 1 - portrait of night grief is an exploration of the darkness of night, and all that may encompass said darkness. This nocturne explores darker themes of loneliness and grief, felt especially during the sleep-wake cycle. Nighttime can o en be the time when we are most afraid, vulnerable, and in need of comfort, care, and support. Waking up in the dark to nothing but the physical cold of one’s chills and the emotional cold of grief and loneliness is enough to snap us back into our waking reality, pitting us face to face with certainties of the human condition.