The formation of the piece is explained by the composer as follows: "The title is taken from Dr. Williams’ book of collected poems, "The Desert Music". From this collection I chose parts of "The Orchestra" and "Theocritus: Idyl I – A version from the Greek". From another collection I chose a small part of "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower". There are no complete poems used and the arrangement of parts is my own. This arrangement was my first compositional activity and the form of the piece into a large arch follows the text".