Music, Late and Soon

Music, Late and Soon is a memoir by poet and writer Robyn Sarah that explores her return to piano study with her childhood mentor and her previously unexamined musical past. It is a meditation on the creative process in music and literary art, interweaving past and present as it tracks Sarah's defection from a musical career path and her late re-embrace of serious practice.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 18 November 2021
Publisher: Biblioasis

After a span of thirty-five years as an "on-again, off-again, uncoached closet pianist," poet and writer Robyn Sarah made a heartfelt phone call to her beloved piano teacher, whom she had last encountered in her early twenties. This remarkable journey is documented in Music, Late and Soon, a captivating tale of her return to piano studies under the guidance of her mentor from childhood. Simultaneously, she delves into a previously unexplored chapter of her musical past, recounting a decade spent at Quebec's Conservatoire de Musique, where she pursued clarinet studies with the aspiration of becoming an orchestral musician. However, deep within her, a writer's flame burned brightly, marking the beginning of her literary journey. A profound meditation on the creative process in both music and literary art, this two-tiered musical autobiography seamlessly weaves together past and present, tracing the author's departure from a traditional musical career path and her subsequent rediscovery of the joys of rigorous practice. At its heart, this memoir portrays an extraordinary piano teacher and the cherished relationship that has been remembered and renewed.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 141 x 216 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781771963565