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Composed in the style of Nimrod from Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, this slow and lyrical poem captures the human feeling of sacrificial love and devotion to one another and the yearning to seek more than just happiness, not just for oneself, but for others.

Words are what we make of it and what we perceive can have different meanings for others. The same can be said for music. The Unknown Heart’s Song was inspired and written in the style of Nimrod, from Edward Elgar’s famous Enigma Variations. While the somber and patriotic characteristic of Elgar’s piece is commonly associated with world peace and harmony, the music I hear also works well with ideas of sacrificial love and devotion to one another. They are some of the life principles that I value and live by every day. And at the time of writing this, there was one person in my life with whom I fell in love and admired for having the same principles. She inspires me so much to become a better person and has shown me all the care and kindness in the world. I just had to write a piece for her.

The music is slow, lyrical, and singable. Its serene expression exemplifies that of a person’s heart unknowingly crying tears, longing for a sacrificial love that is more intense than normal love. The main theme, which is introduced at the beginning, is the full subject of this piece and is explored throughout the score, developing further with each recurrence. The ending is the heart finally bursting, as if it’s reaching out to the abyss, trying to take hold of that desire, to not only be loved, but to love, and to do so devoutly and strongly.

Just how Elgar devised a hidden theme in his Enigma Variation, I have also hidden a theme inside the music. Though the hidden theme is not as mathematically planned as the one in the Enigma, most people won’t recognize it, very few know of it, and those who are accustomed to it will not understand it. Only a handful of friends know of its hidden theme and its meaning. And that woman, with whom my unknown heart has fallen for, may recognize it.