Organ - Advanced
SKU:
MN.12-111
Composed by
David Evan Thomas. Non
Hymn-Based, Recital
Music. MorningStar Music
Publishers #12-111.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.12-111).
UPC:
688670121111.
Of
Things Hoped For begins
with a modest arching
phrase, supported by a
descending pedal line.
The ensuing meditation
develops a new melismatic
idea along with toccata
elements, leading to a
grand statement. A dance
follows, based on the
melisma, which stretches
and flips the material.
The little bass line from
the opening re-asserts
itself as a soprano tune,
first in a quiet B-major
episode, then
triumphantly and in D
major in the trumpet.
Thomas was commissioned
to write this work by
Marilyn Biery in honor of
James Biery's birthday in
2001; it was premiered by
James in May, 2001, at
the Cathedral of St. Paul
in St. Paul, MN.