 “The Masque” is a speedy piano solo that is accompanied by syncopated rhythms in various percussion instruments.The main theme is the tune from Ain't Got No Tears Left, a song cut from On The Town.The piano is joined by the rest of the orchestra for a time before it drops out entirely, becoming “traumatized” as it tries to come to terms with its “escapist living.” The energy from “The Masque” fades and the entire orchestra comes in to repeat the bars it had been playing before, now joined by the strings and starting “The Epilogue.” Here, echoes of the “Prologue” resound while the new 4 note theme is contemplated by the reminiscent piano soloist.