-of 4 Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes- 

1.

Lento-

Dawn peels Earth-black back from even-

tide, spinning a skirt of light to shimmering seas—

and the interludes,  

born of these measurements

find their way forward from this entry. 

2.

Allegro-

It opens to a Sunday morning’s affirmation— 

a glistening space through brass-

forward cadence and the interlude advances this formula

content in the peacekeeping elements of its atmosphere.

3.

Andante-

Nightfall, and from the face-plate of the moon,

music whispers as through a bellow's breath—  contracting, 

halting and expanding, quietly resolving.

4.

Presto con fuoco

The storm builds convincingly increasing its dynamic. 

Here, music strikes outwardly in performance where
violently descending octaves in recurring fierceness

close the 4 Sea Interludes.

 Leonard Bernstein: "The Final Concert"

 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood, 8.19.90