Chamber Music
SKU:
CF.WE40
Composed by
Martin Bresnick. Set of
Score and Parts.
40+12+12+12+12 pages.
Carl Fischer Music #WE40.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.WE40).
ISBN
9781491161975. UPC:
680160920655.
In
his poem Mending Wall,
the inspiration for this
piece, Robert Frost
famously says
“Something there is
that doesn’t love
a wall.†Mending
Time, composed for
Soprano, Alto, Tenor and
Baritone Saxophones,
explores the many
meanings of walls in
life, from barriers of
safety, to murals upon
which the art and history
of people are
transcribed. This
'musical wall of sound'
is intended to invoke
reflection and encourage
mending to bring unity in
times of joy,
contemplation, and
consolation.
Robert
Frost thought that poetry
was, as he wrote,
“a momentary stay
against confusion.â€
In his poem Mending Wall,
the inspiration for my
piece, Frost famously
says “Something
there is that
doesn’t love a
wall.â€Confusion
indeed!As the always
tricky Frost well knew:A
wall may be the strong
barrier that protects our
young or old from harm.A
wall may be the mural
upon which we inscribe
the art and the history
of our people.A wall may
the sacred, embroidered
fabric that keeps us from
the cold.A wall may be
the skin of our lovers
and the dearest ones we
treasure.And so, the
barriers and walls
between us may be, at
last, paradoxically, the
special place where we as
neighbors meet together,
if only to repair those
walls and build them up
again.But walls and
barriers must also have a
passage through them or
what lies within and
without them will surely
starve and
die.“Mending
Time†is musical
wall of sound, written to
help our mending, to help
bring us together in joy,
contemplation, and
consolation.Martin
Bresnick.
