[Intro: Instrumental, a G major chord opens from the low G drone of the last heaven, a clearly present glassy pad blooms slowly, violins and high violas in slow sweeping legato, warm light, 8 bars] [Strings Theme: Instrumental, soft breathy flute states the motif over sweeping legato strings, harp plays slow spacious arpeggios, 8 bars] [Altos Enter: Instrumental, wordless altos alone sing the motif on the vowel ah, strings sustain softly, harp arpeggios beneath the flute, 8 bars] [Second Sopranos: Instrumental, wordless second sopranos enter one bar behind the altos on ah, a slow canon in two voices, 8 bars] [First Sopranos: Instrumental, wordless first sopranos enter last on ah, a slow canon in three voices, each voice clear and distinct, 8 bars] [Cathedral: Instrumental, all four voice parts overlap in the slow canon on the vowel oo, the glassy pad returns and widens into celestial air, violins layer in long legato lines, harp ripples, a cathedral of sound, 8 bars] [Layering: Instrumental, voices layer in long overlapping lines, the harmony deepens, flute doubles the motif, warm and forgiving, 8 bars] [Radiance: Instrumental, the choir at its brightest, sopranos sing a high pure tone on ah, the pad rises in register with a glassy shimmer, violins sweep in wide legato arcs, harp glissando, luminous and never loud, 8 bars] [Answer: Instrumental, altos and sopranos answer each other in long phrases, strings sustain a steady warm bed, harp arpeggios continue, 8 bars] [Descent: Instrumental, voices carry the long descent of the motif, the canon thins to fewer parts, the pad fills the space with celestial air, flute and violins follow the line, 8 bars] [Last Voices: Instrumental, two soprano lines and one alto line sing softly on oo, the pad glows gently, the strings sustain, harp plays single notes, 8 bars] [Outro: Instrumental, the voices end, strings, harp harmonics and the glassy pad hold a C and G open fifth that rings out and sustains, the first note of the next heaven, 8 bars] [END]
