Élégie Pour Les Papillons

(dedicated to Mr. Lang Lang, a gifted pianist) dark gloomy an elegy an adagio dreary battlefield muffled bells scream tears a thundering interrupted calmed lonely up and fall of human spirits battle trumpets the sudden call deep, somber funeral march modulates into stunning melody dismal sense of hope heroic march triumphant valiant a vigorous cascades powerful, emphatic a sudden drop into quiet no more lip service no more arrogant no more promise no more speech (inspired by Max Ernst's The Eye of Silence)