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Weaver's Chant ✦ 06. Earth's Lament

V6

[Instrumental, 60 BPM, F sharp minor, section 1 of 20, 16 bars: opening on the low F sharp from the last track, a deep solo cello alone in its lowest register, one long bowed note with a dark woody tone, the mood deeply mournful, never loud] [Instrumental, section 2 of 20, 16 bars: the cello begins a lyrical melody in F sharp minor in its lowest register, one phrase every four bars, long notes with wide expressive vibrato, sorrowful and unhurried] [Instrumental, section 3 of 20, 16 bars: the cello melody rises to the middle of its range and falls back, each phrase ending on a long held note, the grief growing] [Instrumental, section 4 of 20, 16 bars: a breathy pan flute enters and whispers a soft echo of the last note of each cello phrase, one octave higher, like a breath of air] [Instrumental, section 5 of 20, 16 bars: the pan flute echoes the last two notes of each cello phrase, breathy and close beside the cello, the cello phrases a little longer] [Instrumental, section 6 of 20, 16 bars: one low hammered cimbalom chord rings every four bars with small mallets, left to ring out by itself, the cello melody continuing, the pan flute echoing] [Instrumental, section 7 of 20, 16 bars: the cello melody climbs with wider intervals, the vibrato deepening, the pan flute echoing each phrase in a soft breathy whisper] [Instrumental, section 8 of 20, 16 bars: the pan flute whispers a whole echo of the cello phrase, the two voices taking turns, the cimbalom ringing one chord every four bars] [Instrumental, section 9 of 20, 16 bars: the cello plays the chant, a repeated note, a leap up a fourth, then a fall by steps that stops one note short of home, low and mournful, the pan flute echoing] [Instrumental, section 10 of 20, 16 bars: the cello deepens into its darkest low notes, the vibrato wide, the pan flute and cello trading phrases, each answering the other] [Instrumental, section 11 of 20, 16 bars: the cello climbs into the upper middle register with an anguished phrase, the grief rising, the cimbalom chord ringing] [Instrumental, section 12 of 20, 16 bars: the pan flute and cello sing one phrase together in unison, then part again, the cimbalom ringing one chord every four bars] [Instrumental, section 13 of 20, 16 bars: the peak of the lament, the cello at its highest and most anguished phrase in the center, the widest vibrato, the pan flute whispering above it, the cimbalom ringing one low chord, intense but never loud] [Instrumental, section 14 of 20, 16 bars: the cello descends back into its lowest register, the melody falling by steps, the pan flute echoing in a whisper] [Instrumental, section 15 of 20, 16 bars: the phrases grow shorter, one phrase every two bars, the cello low and worn, the pan flute echoing only the last note] [Instrumental, section 16 of 20, 16 bars: the cimbalom rests, the cello alone with one last long phrase, the pan flute whispering one final breathy note] [Instrumental, section 17 of 20, 16 bars: the last minute begins, high violins enter for the first time, one sustained high note over the cello, the strings divided and wide, tragic and bare] [Instrumental, section 18 of 20, 16 bars: the violins begin one long tragic descending slide from the high register, each voice sliding down in pitch, the cello holding F sharp beneath] [Instrumental, section 19 of 20, 16 bars: the violins slide down to the middle register and thin to one voice, the cello moving down to C sharp] [Instrumental, section 20 of 20, 16 bars: the volume only falls, the last violin slides to rest and the cello holds one low C sharp until the end, ready for the next track] [END]