Structure
The song starts out with a one-note line with children playing in the background. Pook then sings the line "Blow the wind, southerly". Then Ferrier says "Pie Jesu Domine". Then the line goes to segue into "Dona eis requiem" whereas Pappenheim sings faster "Dona eis requiem"s. Then Ferrier, who says "Domine", then "Pie Jesu". Then Pappenheim says faster "Pie Jesu Domine"s. It finally ends with Pook saying the line "Blow the wind, southerly" which echoes throughout.
The song consists of many 16-notes.
Read more about this topic: Blow The Wind: Pie Jesu
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