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Rather than abandon the music, Whitacre commissioned his longtime collaborator, poet , to write an entirely new poem that matched the meter and mood of the existing melody. Silvestri's poem, also titled "Sleep," focuses on the surrender to rest and the transition into dreams, perfectly mirroring the music's ethereal quality. Musical Language and "Whitacre Clusters"
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