This is the full score for Five Images After Sappho a work composed by Esa-Pekko Salonen for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble. This work was co-commissioned by the Ojai Festival California and the LondonSinfonietta and first performed on 4th June 1999. The text for Five Images After Sappho is based on a number of different poems by the female Greek lyric poet Sappho.

For Soprano Oboe Clarinet Violin Cello and Piano.'A mantra is a means of meditation a word or phrase or even a single sound repeated over and over again for the purpose of spiritual centering. The repetition of a mantra is said to bring about personal transformation as the words move from a mere outward mechanical repetition to a true inward resonation within the speaker. The mantra is believed to elevate the soul to bring out a higher deeper level of peace and understanding.' — Rachel Barber