[Intro: Instrumental, a C and G open fifth from the last heaven held on harp harmonics, celesta plays single bell like notes, a low harp arpeggio in C major, newborn light, 8 bars] [First Stars: Instrumental, harp and celesta interplay in rising arpeggios, a glassy pad blooms slowly, clearly present but gentle, 8 bars] [Motif: Instrumental, celesta states the motif, harp answers, soft strings sustain a warm bed, 8 bars] [Ripple: Instrumental, pizzicato strings begin a gentle ripple of overlapping rhythms, harp arpeggios flow beneath the celesta, 8 bars] [Stars Gather: Instrumental, celesta and harp trade phrases, violas and cellos hold a warm legato bed, the pizzicato ripple continues, 8 bars] [Violin Enters: Instrumental, solo violin emerges with a sweeping romantic melody of hope and awe, pizzicato ripple and harp beneath, 8 bars] [Hope: Instrumental, solo violin sings the motif in long romantic lines, strings sustain in legato, the pad glows, 8 bars] [Awe: Instrumental, solo violin rises to its highest register, lush legato violins in layered parts join the melody, harp glissando, luminous and never loud, 8 bars] [Radiance: Instrumental, layered violins carry the melody with the solo violin above, pizzicato ripple, celesta sparkles, the pad rises in register, 8 bars] [Birth of Stars: Instrumental, celesta and harp sparkle in wide intervals, the violin eases, the ripple thins, 8 bars] [Settling: Instrumental, solo violin plays the long descent of the motif, pizzicato strings thin to single notes, 8 bars] [Outro: Instrumental, the violin ends, harp harmonics, soft strings and the glassy pad hold an A and E open fifth that rings out and sustains, the first note of the next heaven, 8 bars] [END]
