A piece of music

I am considering writing a piece of music around the theme "Who am I."  Not necessarily me myself, but that theme in general.  It will be for duet with each voice having a different musical theme.  My goal for this piece is to illustrate the different forces that go into making us who we are, but perhaps it's a bit beyond me.  In a way, this piece may be as much about the interaction between the Self and the world as it is about knowing yourself.

There is the Self, which will have the main theme and be as questioning as I can make it, particularly at first.  This piece is coming out of my own struggles with myself, after all.  Toward the end, the main theme will return, steady and sure of itself.  I don't know yet if this will be a vocal or instrumental piece; I don't have words for it.

Then, there is the Other, which at times supports and at times misleads the Self.  By the end of the piece, the two themes will resolve not to unison, but to harmony, though they will go through conflict before then.  At times, the Self will be lost to the Other, but the piece will be always seeking balance.

That's the key--balance.  Harmony.

Now...to compose!