Meant to invoke the movement of shadow and light found in a lunar eclipse, the piece should be played with as much connection between chord changes as possible, with chords bleeding over into the the next, the harmonies effortlessly flowing.
Thy shadow, Earth, from Pole to Central Sea,
Now Steals along upon the Moon's Meek Shine
In even monochrome and curving line
Of imperturbable serenity.
— Thomas Hardy