For Tenor or Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus, obbligato Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Organ or opt. Chamber Orchestra
Setting: Leo Nestor
Variation form, long favored by composers in settings of strophic music, imparts a perception of improvisation as singers and players alter harmonies, melody and rhythm to forward the unfolding narrative. Sensitive performance will caress the natural undulation of the largely ternary meter, tapering unstressed beats at the ends of phrases while maintaining the steady flow of the accompaniment.