Orphne was a daimon nymph of the underworld who was the mother of Ascalaphus , (the custodian of the orchard of Hades), by the river-god Acheron. Her names mean "underground drain" from the Greek word gorgyra and "darkness" and "night" from orphnê.

As Gorgyra she was perhaps identified with the underworld river-goddess Styx (and also with the darkness of the river Styx) and as Orphne with Nyx, the netherworld-dwelling goddess of the night.

In this piece, I use a sinister chromatic genre, based around the ancient Greek Dorian Mode (equivalent intervals as E-E on the white notes of the piano), but with a sharpened 3rd.

I also attempt to create a hypnotic rhythm, by sometimes tapping my plectrum against the skin soundboard of my lyre.