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A set of variations on the melody “Aloha ʻOe” (“Farewell to Thee”), written around 1878 by the Princess Liliʻuokalani, who later became the last Queen of Hawaii. The melody is treated simply and then with increasing energy, leading to an expressive final statement that fades away.

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