In ' Awaiting Execution ' the atmosphere is set with a morbid semiquaver figure set an octave below.
The second is more purposeful, with two instances of toccata-like semiquaver figuration and powerful chromatic harmony.
The last movement of the B major employs a contrapuntal semiquaver figuration with hints of elements from the previous two movements.
The second verse returns to the faster semiquaver pattern which develops into runs, sometimes chromatic, up and down the keyboard.
Most players take this piece at crotchet = 120 or more, and at this speed the semiquaver chords are separated by 125 milliseconds.