This work begins with a child repeating the word "Listen" several times, which is then underscored by chords in the strings and short piano notes, and the names of people from missing persons signs are read.
A trumpet solo plays over the mingled adult and children's chorus in this work's middle section. The chorus in this piece uses counterpoint between different sections to contribute to the overall soundscape, which oscillates throughout this piece. The words "I want to dig him out" are repeated near the end of this piece, which has a fortissimo trumpet section in the middle which quotes from Charles Ives' The Unanswered Question. This work begins with a child repeating the word "Listen" several times, which is then underscored by chords in the strings and short piano notes, and the names of people from missing persons signs are read. For ten points, identify this piece of music written to commemorate the death of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which was composed by John Adams.
A trumpet solo plays over the mingled adult and children's chorus in this work's middle section.
{On the Transmigration of Souls}