▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁C ly ne ' s ▁mother , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Com position ▁Within ▁Her ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁scored ▁for ▁a ▁string ▁or chestra ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁players . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁has ▁a ▁duration ▁ 1 4 ▁minutes ▁and ▁is ▁composed ▁in ▁one ▁continuous ▁movement . ▁ ▁Conc ern ing ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁piece ▁to ▁her ▁late ▁mother , ▁C ly ne ▁simply ▁wrote , ▁" With in ▁Her ▁Ar ms ▁is ▁music ▁for ▁my ▁mother , ▁with ▁all ▁my ▁love ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Alex ▁Ross ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁called ▁the ▁work ▁" a ▁frag ile ▁eleg y ▁for ▁fifteen ▁strings ; ▁inter tw ining ▁voices ▁of ▁l ament ▁bring ▁to ▁mind ▁English ▁Renaissance ▁master pie ces ▁of ▁Thomas ▁T all is ▁and ▁John ▁Dow land , ▁although ▁the ▁music ▁occasionally ▁breaks ▁down ▁into ▁sp ells ▁of ▁static ▁gr ief , ▁with ▁viol ins ▁issu ing ▁broken ▁c ries ▁over ▁sh ud der ing ▁double - b ass ▁d ron es ." ▁ ▁Mark ▁Sw ed ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁similarly ▁la ud ed ▁that ▁it ▁" had ▁the ▁feel ▁of ▁wh oles ome ▁traditional ▁British ▁string ▁music ▁en l iven ed ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁spirit ." ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁A . ▁Johnson ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Class ical ▁Review ▁particularly ▁pra ised ▁the ▁piece , ▁writing : ▁He ▁added , ▁" This ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁composer ' s ▁most ▁personal ▁and ▁fin est ▁efforts