Originally for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble of clarinet, bass clarinet, four violins, two violas, and two cellos; accompaniment arranged for piano.
Duration: approximately 20 min.
Words also printed as text on 2 preliminary pages.
Commissioned by Wigmore Hall. Premiered in London, June 2015 by Sarah Connolly and the Aurora Orchestra.
Movements 1-3, 5 in English; movement 4 in Italian, words also printed as text before score.