The composer states that“the piece begins with a slowly falling scale of seven notes, thrown from one player to another, repeated nine times and embellished with ornamental flurries which outline a gradually evolving harmonic pattern. The repetitive nature of the music is like a peal of bells or some other kind of evocation. Eventually the music breaks out of this cyclic inevitability and heads into a faster dance-like material which in turn develops its own ritualistic recurrences.” The score and parts are intended for oboes at sounding pitch or for soprano saxophones sounding a tone lower than notated.
| Format | Score and Parts |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Boosey and Hawkes |
| Contributors | MacMillan, James(Composer) |
| ISBN | 9781784540777 |
| ISMN | 9790060129841 |