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12 Heavens ✦ XI. The Celestials

V6

[Intro: Instrumental, an E flat and B flat open fifth from the last heaven held on low strings, solo French horn states the motif alone, spacious and radiant, 8 bars] [Strings Theme: Instrumental, violins and violas take the motif in broad legato, cellos and basses form a warm foundation, harp arpeggios, 8 bars] [Woodwinds: Instrumental, flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons join the melody, bright and clear, strings sustain beneath, 8 bars] [Horns Rise: Instrumental, four horns carry the motif in warm unison, strings rise in sweeping legato, 8 bars] [Build 1: Instrumental, layered violins sweep upward, trombones enter on sustained broad chords, a soft timpani swell, 8 bars] [Chorale: Instrumental, horns, trombones and tuba play a slow brass chorale in broad chords, strings answer in rising figures, 8 bars] [Build 2: Instrumental, three trumpets enter, piccolo and flutes shine at the top, strings sweep in long arcs, timpani swells grow, 8 bars] [Climax: Instrumental, the whole orchestra states the motif in unison horns and trumpets over sweeping violins, tuba anchors the low end, a crash cymbal swell, the bass drum touched once, radiant and broad, 8 bars] [Climax Sustain: Instrumental, violins sing the melody in layered legato, brass hold broad chords, harp glissando, woodwinds ripple above, bathed in light, 8 bars] [Light: Instrumental, the brass ease, strings carry the melody warmly, flutes and harp shimmer, total spiritual liberation, 8 bars] [Liberation: Instrumental, solo French horn echoes the motif, strings and woodwinds answer gently, peaceful and radiant, 8 bars] [Outro: Instrumental, the orchestra settles onto a warm E flat major chord that rings out and sustains, the first note of the next heaven, 8 bars] [END]