This early intermediate solo piano piece (3:30) begins sotto voce, a single voice, but soon builds. The contemplative quality is achieved, in part, by rubato phrasing and generous pedal throughout. Ominous, tragic, and heroic are all accurate descriptors. Performers should not count the beats metronomically. Rather, each end of phrase should be held and released like a breath: imprecise but with a natural flow. Let the sound of each chord or combination of sustained melodic pitches ring and appreciate the complex waves and overtones from an acoustic instrument.