He asked himself what is a woman standing on the stairs in the shadow, listening to distant music, a symbol of.

Like distant music these words that he had written years before were borne towards him from the past.

Then all lay silent except for the lilt of distant music.

There was distant music from the barracks of the local soldiers through the thick air.

Listening closely, he could hear the faint pulse of distant music.

His mind was still filled with the strains of that soft and distant music he'd heard.

He became aware of a distant chiming music, drawing near.

They saw and heard nothing except distant music from below.

From the distance there still came the sound of distant music.