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| A Call for Peace
Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile
Curnow Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2 SKU: BT.CMP-0315-99-010 Composed by Carmi...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2 SKU:
BT.CMP-0315-99-010
Composed by Carmine
Pastore. Passport Series.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1999. Curnow
Music #CMP 0315-99-010.
Published by Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0315-99-010).
Carmine
Pastore's simple hymn, A
Call for Peace is
dedicated to the year
2000. In his lyrical
work, A Call for Peace,
the composer expresses
his hope that, with the
turn of the millenium,
the global community will
strive to achieve world
peace.
A Call
for Peace (“Un
Appel la Paixâ€) est
une œuvre pleine de
sensibilité qui
formule le vœu de
voir naître une paix
universelle. Puisse la
grande communauté des
Hommes réaliser ce
souhait pour que toute
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| A Call for Peace
Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile
Curnow Music
Fanfare Band - Grade 2 SKU: BT.CMP-0315-99-120 Composed by Carmine Pastor...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2
SKU:
BT.CMP-0315-99-120
Composed by Carmine
Pastore. Passport Series.
Festive and Solemn Music.
Score Only. Composed
1999. Curnow Music #CMP
0315-99-120. Published by
Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0315-99-120).
Carmine
Pastore's simple hymn, A
Call for Peace is
dedicated to the year
2000. In his lyrical
work, A Call for Peace,
the composer expresses
his hope that, with the
turn of the millenium,
the global community will
strive to achieve world
peace.
A Call for
Peace (“Un Appel la
Paixâ€) est une
œuvre pleine de
sensibilité qui
formule le vœu de
voir naître une paix
universelle. Puisse la
grande communauté des
Hommes réaliser ce
souhait pour que toute
homme grandisse dans la
fraternité. $18.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | | |
| A Call for Peace
Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile
Curnow Music
Fanfare Band - Grade 2 SKU: BT.CMP-0315-99-020 Composed by Carmine Pastor...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2
SKU:
BT.CMP-0315-99-020
Composed by Carmine
Pastore. Passport Series.
Festive and Solemn Music.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1999. Curnow
Music #CMP 0315-99-020.
Published by Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0315-99-020).
Carmine
Pastore's simple hymn, A
Call for Peace is
dedicated to the year
2000. In his lyrical
work, A Call for Peace,
the composer expresses
his hope that, with the
turn of the millenium,
the global community will
strive to achieve world
peace.
A Call
for Peace (“Un
Appel la Paixâ€) est
une œuvre pleine de
sensibilité qui
formule le vœu de
voir naître une paix
universelle. Puisse la
grande communauté des
Hommes réaliser ce
souhait pour que toute
homme grandisse dans la
fraternité. $89.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | | |
| A Call for Peace
Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile
FJH
By Brad Ciechomski. For concert band. FJH Young Band. Full set (score and parts)...(+)
By Brad Ciechomski. For
concert band. FJH Young
Band. Full set (score and
parts). Score only also
available: B1396S. Grade
2.5. Score and set of
parts. Composed 2009
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| A Call for Peace
Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile
FJH
By Brad Ciechomski. For concert band. FJH Young Band. Score only. Full set (scor...(+)
By Brad Ciechomski. For
concert band. FJH Young
Band. Score only. Full
set (score and parts)
also available: B1396.
Grade 2.5. Score.
Composed 2009. Published
by The FJH Music Company
Inc
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| Prophesies [Conducteur et Parties séparées]
Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Cello, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2 SKU: PR.114419030 Score...(+)
Chamber Music Cello,
Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2
SKU: PR.114419030
Score and Parts.
Composed by Mohammed
Fairouz. Sws. Score and
parts. With Standard
notation. 68 pages.
Duration 25 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41903. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419030). ISBN
9781491114124. UPC:
680160669851. 9 x 12
inches. A
fascination with
polycultural synergy
between diverse literary
textsdrives the
inspiration for much of
Mohammed Fairouz’s
prodigiouscreative
output, including
instrumental music as
well as vocal. Inhis
profound and extensive
essay preceding the
score, Fairouz shedslight
on how Edgar Allen
Poe’s “Israfel”
relates to the
prophetsand prophesies of
the Quran, Old Testament,
and New Testament.The
eight-movement quartet
may be heard as a
dramatic galleryof
portraits and of
story-telling,
flourishing in a
post-traditionallanguage
that is at once
vernacular and spiritual,
Middle Easternand
Western. The complete set
of score and parts is
included in
thispublication.
(See
pages 2-3 of score for
clear distinction of
paragraphs,
etc.)Prophesies, by
Mohammed FairouzEdgar
Allen Poe’s rendition
of Israfel was the point
of departure for the
final movement of my
previous stringquartet
which is titled The Named
Angels. At the opening of
his poem, Poe evokes the
Quran:“And the angel
Israfel, whose
heartstrings are a lute,
and who has the sweetest
voice of all God’s
creatures.”This informs
the first lines of the
poem that, in turn, gave
me the title for the
final movement of The
Named
Angels,“Israfel’s
Spell”:In Heaven a
spirit doth dwell“Whose
heartstrings are a
lute”None sing so
wildly wellAs the angel
Israfel,And the giddy
stars (so legends
tell),Ceasing their
hymns, attend the spellOf
his voice, all mute.It is
the end of that poem,
however, that is the
starting point for the
current quartet,
Prophesies, which
concernsitself with
mortal prophets rather
than eternal Angelic
spirits.If I could
dwellWhere IsrafelHath
dwelt, and he where I,He
might not sing so wildly
wellA mortal melody,While
a bolder note than this
might swellFrom my lyre
within the sky.Islamic
thought has asked us to
look at the example of
the prophets. That’s
significant because of
the fact thatJoseph and
all the prophets were
human beings with the
flaws of human beings. No
prophet was perfect,
andIslamic tradition has
never asked its followers
to aspire to the example
of the Angels, the
perfected ones. Instead
weare given the gift of
our prophets. While The
Named Angels drew on the
motion and energy of
everlasting
spirits,Prophesies is a
depiction of the
movements within our own
mortal coil.This quartet
is a continuation of a
long tradition of Muslim
artists telling their
stories and singing their
songs.Many of these
renditions are, in fact,
figurative and (contrary
to popular belief) the
Quran contains no
“Islamicedict”
prohibiting figurative
renditions of the figures
described in the Old
Testament, New Testament,
or Quran.The majority of
artists, however, have
preferred eternal and
abstract forms such as
words and their
calligraphicrepresentatio
ns, poems (Yusuf and
Zuleikha or the
Conference of Birds come
immediately to mind),
architecture,and many
other non-figurative art
forms to the
representation of man.
These cold, ancient, and
everlasting shapesof
unending time flourished,
and the divine infinity
of representing geometric
forms gained favor over
the placementof the
explicit representation
of mankind and our own
likeness at the center of
the universes.Adding the
string quartet to these
forms which express the
recursive spheres of
heavens and earth
abstractly shouldexplain
why I have chosen to
render higher things
through the use of music
without the addition of
words or anyother
art-form. It is the
abstract art of pure
form, in which all is
form and all is content,
which compels me.
Thisquartet should be
seen as no more
programmatic than the
arches of the Great
Mosque at Cordoba.The
first movement, Yāqub
(Jacob), is slow, quiet
and prayerful. It evokes
the patient sorrow of a
slow choraledeveloping
over time as it coaxes
our pulse out of the
ticking of a clock-like
meter that defines our
day-to-day livesand into
a divine eternity.The
second, Saleh, imagines
the spirit of that
desert-prophet through
the use of a Liwa; the
dance-sequence that
hasbeen such a prevalent
form of expression in the
Arabian Peninsula for
much of our recorded
history.The third
movement is titled
Dawoōd, and it is
emblematic of the beloved
Prophet, King, and
Psalmist, David.Though it
has no lyrics, the
movement functions as a
dabkeh (an ancient dance
native to the Levant) and
also “sets”the
opening of Psalm 100
(Make a joyful noise unto
the Lord, all ye lands).
This line is never set to
music or sung inthe
quartet but is evoked
through the rhythmic
shape of the violin part
which imitates the
phonology and rhythmof my
speaking the opening line
in the Hebrew and
develops the contours of
that line incessantly
throughout
themovement.3The fourth
movement is an ode to
Yousef (Joseph) and
relates to the first
movement in tempo and
tone just as
Josephrelates to Jacob,
his father. Together, the
first and fourth
movements provide a sort
of Lamentation and
relief.Joseph had the
appearance of a noble
angel, but he was very
much a human being. And
the story of this
particularprophet had
tragic beginnings many
years before he found
himself in a position of
power in Egypt. Back in
his youth,still among the
Israelites, Joseph
experienced a series of
revelations through his
dreams that spoke of his
impendingcareer in
prophecy. He confided his
dreams to his father, the
Prophet Jacob, who told
his son of the greatness
thatawaited him in his
future only to have his
brothers throw him into a
well and leave him for
dead. Joseph
eventuallyfound his way
from Israel to Egypt and
rose out of slavery into
a position of power.
Meanwhile, famine engulfs
Israel.Forty years pass,
and back in the land of
Jacob and Rachel, of
Joseph’s brothers and
Abraham’s tribe, Israel
wasnot spared the effects
of the famine. They
sorely lacked Joseph’s
prophecy and his vision.
The Qur’an then tells
usthat Jacob, sensing
Joseph, sends the other
brothers to Egypt
instructing them to come
back with food and
grain.Arriving in Egypt,
they unwittingly appear
before Joseph. They
don’t recognize their
little brother who has
risen toa position of
might, dressed in his
Egyptian regalia. They
ask for the food and the
grain.After some
conversation, Joseph is
no longer able to contain
his emotion. Overcome, he
reveals himself to his
nowterrified brothers. He
embraces them. He asks
them eagerly, “How is
our father?” Joseph
gives them the gift of
thefood and the grain
that they came in search
of. He relieves them from
hunger and alleviates
their fear. He sendsthem
back with proof that he
is alive, and it is this
joyful proof from the
miraculous hands of a
prophet that bringsback
the ancient Jacob’s
vision after 40 years of
blindness.In this story,
I am struck by the fact
that Joseph may not have
made the decision to
forgive his brothers on
thespot, but that
something inside the
prophet’s soul found
forgiveness and peace for
the brothers who had so
gravelywronged him at
some point along his
journey. I would suspect
this point to have been
present at Joseph’s
inception,even before he
had ever been
wronged.This is proof, if
we needed it, that
Joseph’s angel-like
beauty was not only
physical and external,
but also internalas well:
Joseph possessed a
profound loveliness of
spirit that bound his
appearance and his soul.
In Joseph, formand soul
are one.Time is to
musicians what light is
to a painter. In this
way, the story of Joseph
also shows us that time
can affectour perception
of even the most tragic
wounds. In fact, the most
common Arabic word for
“human being” is
insaan,which shares its
roots with the word
insaa, “to forget.”
While our ability to
remember is essential to
how we learnabout
ourselves, our capacity
to “forgive and
forget” may also be one
of our great gifts as
human beings.The fifth
movement follows my ode
to Joseph with a
structural memory of
Mūsa (Moses). The
movement consistsentirely
of descending motifs
which I constructed as an
indication of Moses’
descending movement as he
emergedto his people from
the heights of Mt. Sinai.
The music is constructed
in five phrases which
function as a
formalreference to the
five books of Moses, the
Pentateuch. The movement
is placed as the fifth of
the quartet for the
samereason.While Joseph
is always evoked as
supremely beautiful in
the Books of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam,
Suleiman(Solomon) is
described as surpassing
in his quicksilver
intelligence. This
movement is composed of a
seven-partriddle which
passes by in an instant
but can be caught by the
attentive listener. From
Solomon, we work our
wayback to Yishak (Isaac)
in a seventh movement
that evokes Isaac’s
literal meaning in Arabic
and Hebrew: laughter.The
eighth and final movement
of this quartet is named
for the Patriarch of the
entire Book: Ibrahim
(Abraham). Itrelates to
Isaac just as Joseph
relates to Jacob; they
are father and son. The
lines are prayerful and
contemplative;the form of
the music evolves from a
fugue joining together
many different forms of
prayer into a single
tapestry ofcounterpoint,
to the cyclical form of
this entire quartet which
is rendered through the
motion of pilgrims
circling theKaaba (cube)
in Mecca — a structure
which was built by
Abraham for Hagaar and
their son Ismail.These
are just some of the
figures that are
cherished by all three of
the Middle Eastern
monotheisms
(Judaism,Christianity,
and Islam) that the
Qur’an refers to
collectively as Ahl
Al-Kitab. This Arabic
phrase is most
commonlytranslated as
“The People of the
Book,” but here the
most common translation
is a flawed one: the
Arabic word“ahl”
means “family” and
not just “people.” A
better translation would
be “Family of the
Book.” Each of the
eightmovements of
Prophesies grows from a
single musical cell.This
quartet is a family
album.—Mohammed Fairouz
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| Give Peace to Your People
Chorale SATB
SATB, Piano [Octavo]
Lorenz Publishing Company
Composed by Thomas Fettke. For SATB choir, piano (with optional rhythm). Sacred ...(+)
Composed by Thomas
Fettke. For SATB choir,
piano (with optional
rhythm). Sacred Anthem,
General, Lent. Octavo.
Lorenz Publishing Company
#10/4760L. Published by
Lorenz Publishing Company
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| The Want of Peace
Chorale SATB
SATB, Piano
Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB choir, piano SKU: PR.312419280 From Terra Nostra. Comp...(+)
Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312419280
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 12
pages. Duration 5:30.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41928. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419280). ISBN
9781491137925. UPC:
680160692613. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $2.70 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| There Was A Child Went Forth Every Day
Theodore Presser Co.
Choral Children's choir, Piano SKU: PR.312419290 From Terra Nostra...(+)
Choral Children's choir,
Piano SKU:
PR.312419290 From
Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 8
pages. Duration 2
minutes, 35 seconds.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41929. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419290). ISBN
9781491137932. UPC:
680160692620. Texts from
The King James Bible,
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt; Edna St. Vincent
Millay, Percy Bysshe
Shelley, Walt Whitman,
Lord Byron, Esther
Iverem, William
Wordsworth, Wendell
Berry, Lord Alfred
Tennyson, Charles Mackay,
William . Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $2.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| He Shall Be Called (Choral Book)
Chorale SATB
Word Music
Celebrate His Name this Christmas. Composed by Geron Davis, Dave Clark an...(+)
Celebrate His Name
this Christmas.
Composed by Geron Davis,
Dave Clark and Tony Wood.
Arranged by David Sloan.
Adult Musical. Choral
score. Duration 36
minutes. Published by
Word Music
(WD.080689554179).
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| Deep and Lasting Peace - Music Collection
GIA Publications
SKU: GI.G-9724 Composed by Jan Michael Joncas. Sacred. Collection. GIA Pu...(+)
SKU: GI.G-9724
Composed by Jan Michael
Joncas. Sacred.
Collection. GIA
Publications #9724.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9724).
UPC: 785147972433.
English. Michael
Joncas’s collec
tion, Deep and Lasting
Peace, is as rich as it
is varied. Here
you’ll find
festive settings of great
hymns scored for
congregations, choir,
brass, and organ
incorporating
Joncas’s original
texts. Simple settings of
the three gospel
canticles found in Luke
utilize a “psalm
tune†while another
setting of the Magnificat
is ideal for festive
occasions. Responding to
frequent requests, Joncas
has revised the Gloria
from his Psallite Mass
casting it in a
“festiveâ€
setting using a refrain
format augmented by brass
as well as in a
“ferialâ€
setting for everyday
Sunday use with two
woodwinds and guitar. Not
to be missed is the title
track “Deep and
Lasting Peace,â€
which is sure to enter
mainstream congregational
Communion repertoire. For
an in-depth look at some
of the pieces featured in
Deep and Lasting Peace,
click on the video below.
GIA Senior Editor Michael
Silhavy sits down with
Michael Joncas to discuss
what makes this new
collection special. Â
CONTENTS: Psallite Gloria
• One People, Here,
We Gather • God
Creating, God Sustaining
• Deep and Lasting
Peace • Gospel
Canticle of Zechariah
• In Christ We Come
to Offer Thanks •
Gospel Canticle of Mary
• Drawn by His Word
• Gospel Canticle
of Simeon •  A
Place Called Home •
My Soul Gives Glory to
the Holy One • O
Sacrament Most Holy
• Psallite Gloria
(Festival Edition). $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| God's Peace Come Away from Rush and Hurry
Cloches
Hope Publishing Company
3-6 Octave handbells SKU: HP.2988 Arranged by C.J. Adams. Piano Accompani...(+)
3-6 Octave handbells
SKU: HP.2988
Arranged by C.J. Adams.
Piano Accompaniment.
Handbell score. 8 pages.
Hope Publishing Company
#2988. Published by Hope
Publishing Company
(HP.2988). UPC:
763628129880. Gentl
e ballad with words by
Marva J. Dawn
This gentle ballad, with
a text by Marva Dawn,
centers on the theme of
entering into worship
where we may find
stillness in God's peace.
The meditative hymn text
draws from the 23rd
Psalm, with references to
the table of the Lord,
where all are fed and
thirsts are quenched,
making it ideal for
communion as well as a
call and preparation for
worship. Part of our
Quick Study
Chorals series this
is an accessible setting
that can be realized
easily with a minimum of
rehearsal. $6.25 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 business days | | | |
| Wellspring Chants
Chorale SATB
SATB A Cappella
Subito Music
SATB Chorus, a cappella SKU: SU.28180020 For SATB Chorus, a cappella(+)
SATB Chorus, a cappella
SKU: SU.28180020
For SATB Chorus, a
cappella. Composed by
Kathy Wonson Eddy.
Vocal/Choral, Secular
Choral. Choral Score.
Subito Music Corporation
#28180020. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.28180020).
Meditative
chant has a calming,
focusing power in our
fast-paced world. The 25
chants of WELLSPRING:
Centering Chant for
Uncertain Times bring
refreshment, mindfulness,
and centering. You may
listen to the chants by
going to the website
kathywonsoneddy.com and
clicking on CHANT.
WELLSPRING booklets for
sale through
store@subitomusic.com
make it possible for
choirs, congregations,
small groups, and
individuals to sing these
Taize-style chants in
worship or in personal
spiritual practice. The
contemplative chants in
WELLSPRING call us from
the clamor and confusion
of our time into our
quieted heart,
discovering the deep
river of peace and grace
already flowing
there.Voices & Piano
Composed: 2020 Published
by: Kathy Wonson
Eddy. $13.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | | |
| Together, Hand in Hand
Shawnee Press
Choral, Saxophone, Trombone, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet 1 & 2 (Score & Parts) SK...(+)
Choral, Saxophone,
Trombone, Alto Saxophone,
Trumpet 1 & 2 (Score &
Parts) SKU:
HL.35023872 Composed
by Glenn W. Calcote.
Arranged by Greg Gilpin.
Shawnee Press. Concert,
Inspirational. Shawnee
Press #LB0421. Published
by Shawnee Press
(HL.35023872). UPC:
747510059431. 8.5x11
inches. Music is
the universal language!
This inspirational song
of hope is a call for the
entire world to share
peace and love through
music. “Together,
Hand in Hand” will
make a great closing
number for a concert, or
theme song for your
choral organization.
AVAILABLE: SATB; SAB;
2-Part; 2 Tpts, A.Sax, &
Tbn; A/P CD. $15.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | | |
| Missa brevis
Orgue
Carus Verlag
SB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, trombone, organ SKU: C...(+)
SB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 trumpets, horn,
trombone, trombone, organ
SKU: CA.1080403
Composed by Cyrill
Schurch. Choir and Brass.
Masses, Latin. Vocal
score. 24 pages. Duration
13 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 10.804/03. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.1080403). ISBN
9790007191375. Text
language:
Latin. Its musical
variety is key to the
appeal of the Missa
brevis. From a fughetta
in the Kyrie to the
quartal harmonies of the
Gloria with its dialog
between soloists and
chorus to the
rhythmically striking
passages in the Sanctus
there is everything an
experienced choir could
wish for. The final Agnus
Dei gloriously presents
both soloists and the
choir with a compelling
and dramatic call for
peace. Festivly supported
by the brass and the
organ, the Missa brevis
is an exciting and
rewarding piece for the
choral repertoire. Score
available separately -
see item CA.1080400. $14.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | | |
| Let Us Pray for Peace
Chorale SATB
SATB, Piano
Choristers Guild
Composed by Thomas Keesecker. Arranged by Thomas Keesecker. Octavo. Chorister'...(+)
Composed by Thomas
Keesecker.
Arranged by Thomas
Keesecker.
Octavo. Chorister's Guild
#CGA1561. Published by
Chorister's Guild
$2.45 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| Missa brevis
Chorale SATB [Conducteur et Parties séparées]
Carus Verlag
SB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, trombone, organ SKU: C...(+)
SB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 trumpets, horn,
trombone, trombone, organ
SKU: CA.1080409
Composed by Cyrill
Schurch. 2x 10.804/31 2
trumpets, 2x 10.804/31 2
trumpets, 2x 10.804/31 2
trumpets, 2x 10.804/31 2
trumpets, 2x 10.804/32 2
trumpets, 2x 10.804/32 2
trumpets, 2x 10.804/32 2
trumpets, 2x 10.804/32 2
trumpets, 1x 10.804/33
horn, 1x 10.804/34
trombone, 1x 10.804/35 .
Choir and Brass. Harmony
parts. Masses, Latin. Set
of Orchestra Parts.
Duration 13 minutes.
Carus Verlag #CV
10.804/09. Published by
Carus Verlag
(CA.1080409). ISBN
9790007191382. Text
language:
Latin. Its musical
variety is key to the
appeal of the Missa
brevis. From a fughetta
in the Kyrie to the
quartal harmonies of the
Gloria with its dialog
between soloists and
chorus to the
rhythmically striking
passages in the Sanctus
there is everything an
experienced choir could
wish for. The final Agnus
Dei gloriously presents
both soloists and the
choir with a compelling
and dramatic call for
peace. Festivly supported
by the brass and the
organ, the Missa brevis
is an exciting and
rewarding piece for the
choral repertoire. Score
and parts available
separately - see item
CA.1080400. $42.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | | |
| Missa brevis
Orgue [Conducteur]
Carus Verlag
SB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, trombone, organ SKU: C...(+)
SB vocal soli, SATB
choir, 2 trumpets, horn,
trombone, trombone, organ
SKU: CA.1080400
Composed by Cyrill
Schurch. Choir and Brass.
Masses, Latin. Full
score. 36 pages. Duration
13 minutes. Carus Verlag
#CV 10.804/00. Published
by Carus Verlag
(CA.1080400). ISBN
9790007165055. Text
language:
Latin. Its musical
variety is key to the
appeal of the Missa
brevis. From a fughetta
in the Kyrie to the
quartal harmonies of the
Gloria with its dialog
between soloists and
chorus to the
rhythmically striking
passages in the Sanctus
there is everything an
experienced choir could
wish for. The final Agnus
Dei gloriously presents
both soloists and the
choir with a compelling
and dramatic call for
peace. Festivly supported
by the brass and the
organ, the Missa brevis
is an exciting and
rewarding piece for the
choral repertoire. $46.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | | |
| Friede Anno 48 Sop/chorus/pf V.s.
Chorale SATB [Conducteur]
Schott
Mixed choir (SATB) with soprano voice solo and piano - difficult SKU: HL.4900...(+)
Mixed choir (SATB) with
soprano voice solo and
piano - difficult SKU:
HL.49005944 Nach
Texten von Andreas
Gryphius. Composed by
Karl Amadeus Hartmann.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical. Score.
Composed 1936. 60 pages.
Duration 45'. Schott
Music #ED 6006. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49005944). ISBN
9790001064378.
German. 'The towers
are burning, the church
has been ransacked, the
town hall lies in ruins,
the strong have been
hacked to death, the
virgins defiled, and
wherever we look we see
fire, plague and death
which breaks both heart
and spirit.'Karl Amadeus
Hartmann uses bold
colours to depict the
image of the Thirty
Years' War, the
consequence of religious
strife throughout Europe.
The composer's only
choral work sets poetry
by Andreas Gryphius and
culminates in a muted
call for peace. Hartmann
undertook a revision of
the music in his cantata
Lamento for soprano and
piano in 1955. $68.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | | |
| The Good Fence
Chorale SSAATTBB - Avancé
GIA Publications
SSAATTBB choir, voice solos, organ accompaniment, trumpet 1 in B-flat, trumpet 1...(+)
SSAATTBB choir, voice
solos, organ
accompaniment, trumpet 1
in B-flat, trumpet 1 in
C, trumpet 2 in B-flat,
trumpet 2 in C, horn in
f, trombone, tuba,
timpani - Advanced
SKU: GI.G-8070
Composed by Blake R.
Henson. Evoking Sound.
Music Education. Octavo.
24 pages. GIA
Publications #8070.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-8070).
UPC: 785147807001.
Arabic, English, Greek,
Hebrew, Latin. Text
Source: Allah uh Akbar,
Kyrie eleison, Adon olam
(Jewish hymn), Lux
aeterna, Yuriduna
anyuttufiu
(Qur'an—Sura
9:32), Agnus Dei, Isaiah
2:4. Scripture: Isaiah
2:4. A serious
choral work for eight
mixed voices, organ,
brass quintet, and
timpani on texts in
Latin, Greek, Hebrew,
Arabic, and English. The
vocal score is 19 pages
219 measures in length.
Composition began on
9/11/01, and the work was
published for the tenth
anniversary of the events
of that day. It's a work
that calls for peace
through unity and
pluralism. The title
refers to a fence along
the Israeli-Lebanon
border on which the flags
of both countries fly
over a plaque containing
Isaiah 2:4 inscribed in
Hebrew, Arabic, and
English. . $2.90 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| Ave Maria
Chorale SATB
SATB divisi, A Cappella - Intermédiaire
Laurendale Associates
SATB choir divisi (a cappella) - Late Intermediate SKU: MN.CH-1296 Compos...(+)
SATB choir divisi (a
cappella) - Late
Intermediate SKU:
MN.CH-1296 Composed
by Andrew Bonacci.
Catholic Year A
Immaculate Conception.
21st Century. Choral
score. Laurendale
Associates #CH-1296.
Published by Laurendale
Associates (MN.CH-1296).
UPC:
765844005764. Ave
Maria was composed for
the University of Kansas
Choirs, and dedicated
with appreciation to
Simon Carrington (Kings
Singers). It was
premiered by the Oread
Consort at Edington
Priori Church in
Wiltshire, England in May
of 1997. The Gregg Smith
Singers brought new life
to this work at the 2000
Adirondack Festival of
American Music in Saranac
Lake, and followed with a
recording on the Living
Artist series. This piece
was inspired by Gyorgy
Ligeti's setting of Lux
Aeterna (1966), as well
as by Giuseppe Verdi's
Ave Maria, the scala
enigmatica armonizzata a
Quattro voci (1898). It
is shaped by a series of
breath-like harmonic
swells leading to
climactic homophonic
statements of the text,
with strident voice
pairings yearning for
resolution. New York
writer Watson Bosler
describes the work as an
iridescent wash of color
as an intricate web of
interrelated melodic and
rhythmic themesThis Ave
hymns not the sugar-water
Virgin of Gounod or
Scott, but rather the
powerful Goddess Yeats
depicts: The Roman Empire
stood appalled:/ It
dropped the reins of
peace and war/ When that
fierce virgin and her
Star/ Out of the fabulous
darkness called. $4.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| The Fruit of Silence
Schott
Choral; Organ Accompaniment (Choral Score) SKU: HL.49046475 Mixed Choi...(+)
Choral; Organ
Accompaniment (Choral
Score) SKU:
HL.49046475 Mixed
Choir and Organ Choral
Score. Composed by
Peteris Vasks. Choral.
Classical. Octavo. 12
pages. Duration 360
seconds. Schott Music
#C59592. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49046475). ISBN
9781705102701. UPC:
842819108702.
7.5x10.75x0.05
inches. Mother
Teresa liked to surprise
people she met by giving
them a small card printed
with five concise
sentences instead of a
calling card. The brief
text on the card
beginning with the line
“The fruit of
silence is prayerâ€
was a summary of her
vision of devout,
peace-promoting
philanthropy in poetical
form. In 2013, I created
a musical setting of
Mother Teresa's
“Prayer of
Peace†which was
commissioned by the
Schleswig-Holstein Music
Festival for mixed choir
a cappella (C 55851) in
the form of a densely
woven elegiac sound
stream. Slightly later, I
extended the work to
produce a version with
piano (C 56345) which in
turn became the basis for
a setting scored for
mixed choir with string
orchestra which was first
performed in Riga in
October 2014. In 2015,
the versions for piano
quintet (ED 22450) and
string quartet (ED 22723)
also permitted my musical
setting of Mother
Teresa's words to be
performed without choir
in two traditional genres
of chamber music. The
current published version
for mixed choir and organ
extends the work series
through a further
conventional scoring. $7.50 - Voir plus => Acheter | | | |
| Barcarole (Peace In The Storm)
Cloches
Hope Publishing Company
Arranged by Patricia Cota. For 3-5 octave handbell choir. Level 2 . Handbell sco...(+)
Arranged by Patricia
Cota. For 3-5 octave
handbell choir. Level 2 .
Handbell score. 8 pages.
Published by Hope
Publishing Company
$6.25 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 business days | | | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorales 1-91
Chorale SATB
SATB [Vocal Score]
Schirmer
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Albert Riemenschneider,...(+)
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750), edited by
Albert Riemenschneider,
Charles Boyd. Vocal score
book for SATB choir. With
vocal score notation
(open score in German;
closed score in English),
introductory text and .
Text language English;
lyrics in German and
English. 127 pages.
Published by G. Schirmer,
Inc.
(5)$29.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | | |
| A Hymn Of Remembrance
Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile
C.L. Barnhouse
Concert band - Grade 2 SKU: CL.024-4304-01 Composed by Phillips. Young Co...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2
SKU:
CL.024-4304-01
Composed by Phillips.
Young Concert Band.
Rising Band Series for
Developing Bands! Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR383). Extra full
score. Composed 2014.
Duration 2 minutes, 45
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#024-4304-01. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.024-4304-01).
Throughout
history events have
occurred personally,
locally, nationally, and
worldly that inspire
people to stop a moment
and remember those
affected. May this hymn
evoke a sense of peace as
those people and events
are remembered. $7.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| High Flight
Chorale SATB
SATB, Piano
Theodore Presser Co.
Choral SATB Choir and Piano SKU: PR.312419020 From Terra Nostra. C...(+)
Choral SATB Choir and
Piano SKU:
PR.312419020 From
Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Sws. Performance Score.
12 pages. Duration 3:15.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41902. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419020). ISBN
9781491131862. UPC:
680160680474. 6.875 x
10.5 inches.
English. Commission
ed by the San Francisco
Choral Society and the
Piedmont East Bay
Children’s Choir,
Terra Nostra is a
70-minute oratorio on the
relationship between our
planet and humankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. Part
I: Creation of the World
explores various creation
myths from different
cultures, culminating in
a joyous celebration of
the beauty of our planet.
Part II: The Rise of
Humanity examines human
achievements,
particularly since the
dawn of our Industrial
Age, and how these
achievements have
impacted the planet. Part
III: Searching for
Balance questions how to
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. In addition to
the complete oratorio,
stand-alone movements for
mixed chorus, and for
solo voice with piano,
are also available
separately.
Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s
World†by Edna St.
Vincent Millay, which
describes the world in
exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s
“On thine own
child†praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O
voluptuous cool-breathed
earth!†Part I ends
with “A Blade of
Grass†in which
Whitman muses how our
planet has been spinning
in the heavens for a very
long time.Part II: The
Rise of Humanity examines
the achievements of
mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley
Hall†sets an
auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s
“Railways
1846,†William
Ernest Henley’s
“A Song of
Speed,†and John
Gillespie Magee,
Jr.’s “High
Flight,†each of
which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In
“Binsey
Poplars,†Gerard
Manley Hopkins takes note
of the effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A
Dirge†concludes
Part II with a warning
that the planet is
beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s
plight, re-establish a
deeper connection to it,
and find a balance for
living within our
planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the
earth’s plea that
ended the previous
section: Lord
Byron’s
“Darknessâ€
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s
“Earth
Screaming†gives
voice to the modern
issues of our changing
climate; and William
Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too
Much With Us†warns
us that we are almost out
of time to change our
course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell
Berry’s “The
Want of Peaceâ€
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts
(“A Child said,
What is the grass?â€
and “There was a
child went forth every
dayâ€) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s
“A Blade of
Grass†from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states,
“I bequeath myself
to the dirt to grow from
the grass I
love…â€My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $3.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
| On Thine Own Child
Theodore Presser Co.
Choral Children's choir, Piano SKU: PR.312419260 From Terra Nostra...(+)
Choral Children's choir,
Piano SKU:
PR.312419260 From
Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 8
pages. Duration 2:45.
Theodore Presser Company
#312-41926. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.312419260). ISBN
9781491137901. UPC:
680160692590. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $2.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | | |
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Chorale TTBB
TTBB, Piano
Theodore Presser Co.
Choral TTBB choir, piano SKU: PR.312419270 From Terra Nostra. Comp...(+)
Choral TTBB choir, piano
SKU: PR.312419270
From Terra Nostra.
Composed by Stacy Garrop.
Performance Score. 8
pages. Duration 2
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #312-41927.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.312419270). ISBN
9781491137918. UPC:
680160692606. English.
Charles
Mackay. Terra
Nostra focuses on the
relationship between our
planet and mankind, how
this relationship has
shifted over time, and
how we can re-establish a
harmonious balance. The
oratorio is divided into
three parts:Part I:
Creation of the World
celebrates the birth and
beauty of our planet. The
oratorio begins with
creation myths from
India, North America, and
Egypt that are integrated
into the opening lines of
Genesis from the Old
Testament. The music
surges forth from these
creation stories into
“God’s World” by
Edna St. Vincent Millay,
which describes the world
in exuberant and vivid
detail. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “On thine
own child” praises
Mother Earth for her role
bringing forth all life,
while Walt Whitman sings
a love song to the planet
in “Smile O voluptuous
cool-breathed earth!”
Part I ends with “A
Blade of Grass” in
which Whitman muses how
our planet has been
spinning in the heavens
for a very long time.Part
II: The Rise of Humanity
examines the achievements
of mankind, particularly
since the dawn of the
Industrial Age. Lord
Alfred Tennyson’s
“Locksley Hall” sets
an auspicious tone that
mankind is on the verge
of great discoveries.
This is followed in short
order by Charles
Mackay’s “Railways
1846,” William Ernest
Henley’s “A Song of
Speed,” and John
Gillespie Magee, Jr.’s
“High Flight,” each
of which celebrates a new
milestone in
technological
achievement. In “Binsey
Poplars,” Gerard Manley
Hopkins takes note of the
effect that these
advances are having on
the planet, with trees
being brought down and
landscapes forever
changed. Percy Bysshe
Shelley’s “A Dirge”
concludes Part II with a
warning that the planet
is beginning to sound a
grave alarm.Part III:
Searching for Balance
questions how we can
create more awareness for
our planet’s plight,
re-establish a deeper
connection to it, and
find a balance for living
within our planet’s
resources. Three texts
continue the earth’s
plea that ended the
previous section: Lord
Byron’s “Darkness”
speaks of a natural
disaster (a volcano) that
has blotted out the sun
from humanity and the
panic that ensues;
contemporary poet Esther
Iverem’s “Earth
Screaming” gives voice
to the modern issues of
our changing climate; and
William Wordsworth’s
“The World Is Too Much
With Us” warns us that
we are almost out of time
to change our course.
Contemporary/agrarian
poet Wendell Berry’s
“The Want of Peace”
speaks to us at the
climax of the oratorio,
reminding us that we can
find harmony with the
planet if we choose to
live more simply, and to
recall that we ourselves
came from the earth. Two
Walt Whitman texts (“A
Child said, What is the
grass?” and “There
was a child went forth
every day”) echo
Berry’s thoughts,
reminding us that we are
of the earth, as is
everything that we see on
our planet. The oratorio
concludes with a reprise
of Whitman’s “A Blade
of Grass” from Part I,
this time interspersed
with an additional
Whitman text that
sublimely states, “I
bequeath myself to the
dirt to grow from the
grass I love…”My hope
in writing this oratorio
is to invite audience
members to consider how
we interact with our
planet, and what we can
each personally do to
keep the planet going for
future generations. We
are the only stewards
Earth has; what can we
each do to leave her in
better shape than we
found her? $2.50 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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