Cincinnati Wind Symphony: Emblems

I. Introduction and Rondo

II. Pastoral Nocturne

III. Dance Variations

I. There Is a desert on the moon where the dreamer sinks so deeply into the ground That she reaches hell

II. A drunken woman falls into the water and comes out renewed and sober

III. A horde of small animals frightens the dreamer. The animals increase to a tremendous size, and one of them devours the little girl.

IV. A drop of water Is seen as It appears when looked at through a microscope. The girl sees That the drop Is full of tree branches. This portrays the origin of the world.

V. An ascent into heaven, where pagan dances Are being celebrated; and a descent into hell, where angels Are doing good deeds.