[Instrumental, 66 BPM, 16 bars, the open fifth of D and G from before held by a solo cello, then a plucked concert harp begins one wide rolling arpeggio per bar like the first water on the sand, G major] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the cello plays one long bowed note every two bars, each note lasting one long breath, the harp roll continues] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the first tide begins, the cello plays the melody, two steps up and a leap up, then falls back to stop one note short of home, the harp roll continues beneath] [Instrumental, 16 bars, a viola enters on one long held note every two bars, the cello repeats the melody, the first tide rises] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the first ebb, the cello holds one long note, the harp roll thins to every second bar, the viola holds one note] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the second tide begins, the harp roll returns in every bar, the cello plays the melody a little higher than before] [Instrumental, 16 bars, a fingerpicked nylon string guitar enters and rolls the same pattern one beat behind the harp so the two ripple together, the cello continues the melody] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the viola plays a counter line of long notes beneath the cello, the second tide rises higher, harp and guitar ripple] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the second ebb, the guitar leaves, the harp roll alone with long cello notes, the viola holds one note] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the third tide begins, harp and guitar ripple together, the cello plays the melody in its warm low register] [Instrumental, 16 bars, a breathy flute enters and doubles the cello melody with air in every note, harp and guitar ripple, the viola holds long notes] [Instrumental, 16 bars, bright celesta notes appear above, one every bar like light on the water, the third tide rises, the cello and flute carry the melody] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the highest tide, the cello carries the melody at its highest, flute and viola on long notes above, harp and guitar ripple, celesta light, radiant and broad, warm wooden room] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the melody leaps higher than before and still stops one note short of home, the harp and guitar ripple, the celesta continues] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the cello and viola trade the melody phrase by phrase, the flute holds long notes, harp and guitar ripple] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the last ebb begins, the flute and celesta leave, the cello carries the melody alone above the harp and guitar] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the guitar leaves, the harp roll continues, the viola holds one long note, the cello plays the melody once more and stops one note short of home] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the viola leaves, the harp roll thins to every second bar, the cello plays long single notes] [Instrumental, 16 bars, the harp roll thins to one arpeggio every four bars, one long low cello note held] [Instrumental, 16 bars, one sustained G major chord in cello, viola and harp harmonics, no new notes, the volume only falls until the sound ends naturally] [END]
