[Intro – sparse piano and cello] mm… oo… ah… [Verse – mezzo solo, lullaby phrasing] (Wordless, intimate, natural breath) [Choir enters – SSAA, polyphony] mm… oo… ah… [Unaccompanied chant] (Gentle ornamentation, single voice) [Counterpoint section] (Transparent, Renaissance-informed) [Open space – nearly empty, for guest solo] (Sixteen bars of suspension) [Final bloom – four-part choir] mm… oo… ah… [Outro] (Lone lingering voice, soft piano)
