SSATTB unaccompanied choir, advanced level. Effective with large ensemble. Text in Italian. Mythic symbolism of many faith traditions. Themes include renewal, rebirth, cycle of destruction and creation, and the beauty and terror of the natural world. Variety of mood and motives. Traditional romantic harmonies, dissonances, modal passages, and folk-like melodies and hymns. 

8:40, Fm – F. 

Other key words and concepts: volcano, fire, mountain, sea, sustenance, earth, phoenix, sand, dove, messenger, wing, life, world, birth.