[Instrumental, 112 BPM, F sharp minor with a raised fourth, seven pulses per bar grouped three, two, two, section 1 of 20, 16 bars: opening on the low C sharp from the last track, the cimbalom launches the dance with sharp stamping chords on the first pulse of each group, small mallets on metal strings, the harmony landing on F sharp] [Instrumental, section 2 of 20, 16 bars: the cimbalom adds quick ornamented runs between the stamping chords, the grouping of three, two, two strong and driving, tempestuous and bright] [Instrumental, section 3 of 20, 16 bars: the deep solo cello enters with sharp bowed attacks digging into the string, striking together with the cimbalom on the first pulse of each group, biting and rough] [Instrumental, section 4 of 20, 16 bars: the cimbalom plays the dance melody, a stamping tune with grace notes, repeated and varied, the cello answering on the second and third groups] [Instrumental, section 5 of 20, 16 bars: divided violas enter and double the cimbalom melody in short bowed notes, a dense woody texture, the cello and cimbalom still striking together] [Instrumental, section 6 of 20, 16 bars: the breathy pan flute floats above the dance with one long sustained cry held across the whole section, smooth and breathy, never shrill] [Instrumental, section 7 of 20, 16 bars: the melody passes from the cimbalom to the cello and violas, call and answer, the pan flute sustaining a second long note above] [Instrumental, section 8 of 20, 16 bars: the cimbalom plays rapid runs between phrases, the violas thicken the melody, the pulse growing wilder, the pan flute holding long notes] [Instrumental, section 9 of 20, 16 bars: the dance turns to a brighter second tune in A major for a moment, the cimbalom ringing, the violas lilting, the cello still biting on the first pulse] [Instrumental, section 10 of 20, 16 bars: back to F sharp minor, the pan flute rises to a higher sustained cry, answering the violas, the cimbalom striking faster] [Instrumental, section 11 of 20, 16 bars: the cello and cimbalom trade rapid exchanges, bowed attack against mallet strike, the violas stamping short notes on the first pulse of each group] [Instrumental, section 12 of 20, 16 bars: the violas and cello play the melody together in octaves, rough and woody, the cimbalom playing fast runs around them, the pan flute crying above] [Instrumental, section 13 of 20, 16 bars: the peak, the whole dance whirling, all the strings stamping on the first pulse of each group, the cimbalom at its fastest runs, the pan flute at its highest sustained breathy cry in the center, wild and wide, never a wall of sound] [Instrumental, section 14 of 20, 16 bars: the whirl loosens, the strings play the melody once more in unison, the pan flute descends from its cry, the cimbalom chords spaced wider] [Instrumental, section 15 of 20, 16 bars: the violas leave the melody and hold only the first pulse of each group, the cello and cimbalom keep striking together] [Instrumental, section 16 of 20, 16 bars: the cello drops to a low pedal note on the first pulse, the cimbalom plays the dance tune alone, the pan flute holding one long breathy note] [Instrumental, section 17 of 20, 16 bars: the cimbalom plays the stamping chords only, the cello joining on the first pulse of every second group, the dance thinning to its pattern] [Instrumental, section 18 of 20, 16 bars: the pan flute speaks one last phrase over the cimbalom pattern, the cello holding F sharp] [Instrumental, section 19 of 20, 16 bars: the cimbalom strikes one chord on the first pulse of each bar, the cello holding a low F sharp] [Instrumental, section 20 of 20, 16 bars: the volume only falls, the cimbalom strikes a last F sharp chord and the cello holds one low F sharp until the end, ready for the next track] [END]
