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Beautiful ✦ 09. Golden Ratio (Phi)

V6

[Instrumental, 66 BPM, 16 bars, phrase one of six, one section long, the held D rings on from the last piece, then a hypnotic rolling warm analog synthesizer sequence begins on Bb, steady notes, B flat major] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase two of six, one section long, shimmering concert harp harmonics join the rolling sequence, single bell like notes] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase three of six, two sections long, bright celesta strikes enter above the sequence and the harp, the phrase unfolding] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase three continues, its second section, the celesta and harp answering each other over the steady sequence] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase four of six, three sections long, a silvery solo violin enters, the melody rises two steps then leaps up and falls to stop one note short of home, each leap a little wider than the last] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase four continues, its second section, the violin melody spirals outward, the leaps widening, the sequence steady] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase four ends, its third section, the violin completes the spiral and holds, the harp harmonics ringing around it] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase five of six, five sections long, a solo cello enters with long rounded notes beneath the sequence, the violin melody begins again, wider still] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase five continues, its second section, warm violas join in long bowed chords, the spiral turning] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase five continues, its third section, the violin and cello pass the melody between them, the celesta strikes brighter] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase five continues, its fourth section, a large warm string section opens beneath the melody, never a wall of sound] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase five ends, its fifth section, the music gathers toward the golden point, every layer rising in register] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six of six, eight sections long, the golden point, the peak, radiant and broad, the violin leaps at its widest and holds a high note, all layers sounding, the sequence steady beneath] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six continues, its second section, the peak continues, the melody passes from the violin to the cello and back, the harp harmonics shimmering] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six continues, its third section, the celesta strikes grow farther apart, the string section softens] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six continues, its fourth section, the large string section leaves, the violin melody spirals inward, the leaps narrowing] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six continues, its fifth section, the cello leaves, the violin and harp trace the spiral inward] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six continues, its sixth section, the celesta leaves, the violin plays its last narrowing leap and holds] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six continues, its seventh section, the violin leaves, the harp harmonics and the rolling sequence remain] [Instrumental, 16 bars, phrase six ends, its eighth section, the volume only falls, the sequence settles into a sustained Bb major chord with a held F on top, ringing on to the end] [END]