[Intro: Instrumental, an F open fifth sustained on cellos and violas, violins enter in long straight tone legato, golden and warm, 8 bars] [Viola Theme: Instrumental, solo viola sings the motif with rich velvety tone and wide vibrato over the straight tone legato bed, 8 bars] [Strings Answer: Instrumental, violins layered in two parts echo the motif in long legato, viola sustains a countermelody, cellos hold a warm foundation, 8 bars] [Drifting: Instrumental, viola and first violins trade phrases, bowing smooth and unbroken, like drifting through sunlit clouds, 8 bars] [Embrace: Instrumental, cellos take the motif low and warm, viola weaves above, violins hold a sustained bed, 8 bars] [Viola Variation: Instrumental, viola rises in register with a new variation of the motif, wide warm vibrato, violins sustain beneath, 8 bars] [Lush Rise: Instrumental, violins layered in three parts sing the motif in sweeping legato lines, viola and cellos in countermelody, bass bowed and steady, 8 bars] [Peak: Instrumental, layered legato violins at their warmest and brightest, viola sings above the strings, sustained golden light, never loud, 8 bars] [Glow: Instrumental, all strings sustain a wide warm bed, viola plays the motif once more with tender vibrato, 8 bars] [Descent: Instrumental, violins carry the long descent of the motif, cellos answer, dynamics ease, 8 bars] [Settle: Instrumental, viola and cellos alone, violins rest, the sway slow and warm, 8 bars] [Outro: Instrumental, strings thin to cellos and violas, viola plays the last note of the motif, a held D rings out and sustains, the first note of the next heaven, 8 bars] [END]
