The first mood, Meditation, is slow and meditative in character.

The second mood, Mysteries of the Wind, is described by the composer as the sound of a fast moving wind which changes several times from loud to soft and almost disappears into silence in the concluding bars.

The third mood, Remembrance Day, starts with a slow, sombre march which changes after four bars into a sad and expressive melodic line. In the middle section, which is written on three (and sometimes even four) staves, the main melody is surrounded above by high pitches and bell sounds, and below, by the colour of a soft Tam Tam. The slow march of the beginning returns but leads this to a powerful dynamic climax of almost orchestral proportions; gradually it dies into a soft, resigned ending.

The nervous, rhythmic vitality of the fourth mood, On the Battlefield, with its steady, fast and obstinate motion paints the scene of a violent battle. It ends with several very percussive dissonant chords in the lowest register of the piano, reminding us of the thunderous, explosive shots from a cannon.