Celestial City, Op.15b
Jonathan David Little

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Celestial City, Op.15b
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Additional Information

This work represents a fragile, dream-like vision and longing for the Perfect City, blending fruitful and peacful living - harmoniously integrated with the natural world, and natural sounds - yet always with the melancholic sense that this Utopia may forever remain a forlorn hope.

Tags

string orchestra
strings
pastoral
Jonathan David Little

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