The work was a gift for British composer Paul Patterson for his fortieth birthday.
[1] The composition did not receive a formal premiere due to its short length, but the first performance took place in Manchester, in December 1, 1987.
It is marked lento sostenuto at the beginning, which is the general tone of the piece.
It starts with a low G being played in a pulsating manner and develops from there a sighing tone adding higher notes.
Then the general mood of the composition becomes more fast and rampant, until a high-pitched glissando is reached, returning slowly to the G played at the beginning.