Melody

The Melody is the haunting lamentation of Orpheus after the loss of his darling nymph Eurydice, who dies from a poisonous snake bite on their wedding day. One of the most famous love stories takes place in the Elysian Fields, the final resting place of the souls in Greek mythology. After descending into the underworld to save Eurydice, the god Hades is moved by his love and grants him permission to save her soul on one condition — on their journey back to the world of men Orpheus must not turn back to look at his beloved. Orpheus fails and Eurydice is returned to the underworld. The yearning melody of the piece paints a haunting image of simplicity, elegance, mourning, anxiety, and sorrow.