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?
