Prayer before the close of day (Te lucis ante terminum) for clarinet quartet (mp3)

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This meditation piece's fundamental themes are a series of evolving chords that symbolize falling asleep, coupled with the ancient hymn 'Te lucis ante terminum' or 'To Thee before the day ends...' which is referenced intermittently from the 20th bar onward. The hymn proceeds as follows: 'Te lucis ante terminum, rerum Creator, poscimus, ut solita clementia sis præsul ad custodiam. Procul recedant somnia et noctium phantasmata; hostemque nostrum comprime, ne polluantur corpora.'