Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9764
Two Poems by Emily
Dickinson. Composed
by Meredith Tompkins.
Duration 3 minutes, 51
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #CM9764. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.CM9764).
ISBN
9781491162521. UPC:
680160921270. Key: Eb
major. English. Emily
Dickinson.
Emily
Dickinson's two poems
entitled Ending and
Dawn provide the ideal
backdrop for an
experience that begins in
darkness and ends in a
burst of light and
mystery. Meredith
Tompkins' interpretation
of the two texts centers
on the multi-faceted
meanings of each poem,
exploring themes of lost
youth, leaving home,
mortality, destiny and
hope. Audiences and
choirs alike will
experience Dickinson's
poignant words through
haunting melodies, vivid
text-painting, dynamic
contrast, minimalist
soundscapes and melodic
layering that gradually
builds to intense and
thought-provoking
conclusions.Ending:That
is solemn we have ended,
—Be it but a
play,Or a glee among the
garrets,Or a holiday,Or a
leaving home; or
later,Parting with a
worldWe have understood,
for betterStill it be
unfurled. Dawn:Not
knowing when the dawn
will comeI open every
door;Or has it feathers
like a bird,Or billows
like a shore?