Choral SATB choir, piano
SKU: CF.CM9608
Composed by Jamey Ray.
Fold. Performance. 12
pages. Duration 3
minutes, 33 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9608.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9608).
ISBN 9781491154304.
UPC: 680160912803. 6.875
x 10.5 inches. Key: E
major. English. Alfred,
Lord Tennyson
(1809-1892).
The
beauty in Alfred, Lord
Tennysons poem is
reflected by the music
with the use of text
painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m. 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word deep in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word dark in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word embark, which
is to be an ascent to
Heaven. The melody moves
between voice parts, even
as early as m. 14 where
the altos have the melody
for only a single
measure; it is then
handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 5764,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word when. Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing
Crossing the Bar
as much as I enjoyed
writing it. ~Jamey
Ray.
The beauty in
Alfred, Lord Tennysonas
poem is reflected by the
music with the use of
text painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m.A 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word adeepa in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word adarka in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word aembark,a
which is to be an ascent
to Heaven. The melody
moves between voice
parts, even as early as
m. 14 where the altos
have the melody for only
a single measure; it is
then handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 57a64,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word awhen.a Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing
Crossing the Bar
as much as I enjoyed
writing it. ~Jamey
Ray.
The beauty in
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's
poem is reflected by the
music with the use of
text painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m. 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word deep in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word dark in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word embark, which
is to be an ascent to
Heaven. The melody moves
between voice parts, even
as early as m. 14 where
the altos have the melody
for only a single
measure; it is then
handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 57-64,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word when. Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing
Crossing the Bar
as much as I enjoyed
writing it. ~Jamey
Ray.
The beauty in
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's
poem is reflected by the
music with the use of
text painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m. 19,
providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word deep in m. 27
gives another instance of
text painting. Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word dark in m. 38 in
order to achieve a
feeling of suspense. The
entrance at m. 41 is
full, and while still
minor, the text gives us
hope for a change. The
change comes in m. 45
with the staggered
entrances creating a
sense of building and
ascent until the climax
of this moment at m. 47
on the word embark, which
is to be an ascent to
Heaven. The melody moves
between voice parts, even
as early as m. 14 where
the altos have the melody
for only a single
measure; it is then
handed back to the
sopranos. From mm. 57-64,
the altos trade the
melody back and forth
with the sopranos. Take
note that the alto melody
should be brought out,
but the line does not
actually begin until the
word when. Lastly, be
intentional with syllabic
stress (no two eighth
notes or quarter notes
alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter. I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing Crossing
the Bar as much as I
enjoyed writing it.
~Jamey Ray.
The beauty
in Alfred, Lord
Tennyson’s poem is
reflected by the music
with the use of text
painting. The piano
creates the sound of
moving water in m.Â
19, providing the first
instance of text
painting. When the men
enter, they continue this
idea of the ocean tide
while the descent into
the word
“deep†in m.
27 gives another instance
of text painting.Take
advantage of the minor
second suspension on the
word “darkâ€
in m. 38 in order to
achieve a feeling of
suspense. The entrance at
m. 41 is full, and while
still minor, the text
gives us hope for a
change. The change comes
in m. 45 with the
staggered entrances
creating a sense of
building and ascent until
the climax of this moment
at m. 47 on the word
“embark,â€
which is to be an ascent
to Heaven.The melody
moves between voice
parts, even as early as
m. 14 where the altos
have the melody for only
a single measure; it is
then handed back to the
sopranos. From mm.
57–64, the altos
trade the melody back and
forth with the sopranos.
Take note that the alto
melody should be brought
out, but the line does
not actually begin until
the word
“when.â€Lastly
, be intentional with
syllabic stress (no two
eighth notes or quarter
notes alike) and to give
direction to any note
longer than a quarter.I
hope you enjoy learning
and performing Crossing
the Bar as much as I
enjoyed writing it.~Jamey
Ray.