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Breathe Low, Op.2
 Classical/Choral music • 2012 • Lyricist: Cody Weinmann
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Instrumentation |
Piano, Mixed choir |
Scored for |
Accompanying piano, Choir |
Type of score |
Piano-vocal score |
Key |
B minor |
Publisher |
Cody Weinmann |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
4'30 |
An epic piece for SATB choir and optional solo soprano part on the last page of the piece. This piece represents close and even clustered harmony, almost like a beautiful orchestra, but with voices. The piano player is more of a piano reduction of the choral parts. This is the perfect score for harmony practice within the choir, especially with ensembles that have trouble finding pitch in closer quarters. The text of "Breathe Low" is a meditation for those who are in tough times. The original text speaks peace and restoration. Breathe Low and Speak soft refer to a calming effect that will sooth audiences. There is also what I call the "Football Section" where a fugue like subject, "Let us find peace," tosses itself between all voices starting in the bass section, moving to tenor, alto and soprano. Sometimes this section shares harmony (SA and TB together). It does have multiple meters from 4/4 to 2/4 time and back again. This peace encompasses a wide use of dynamics from piano to double forte. Print this piece on 8.5 x 11 in. paper. It is around 4 1/2 minutes and is 8 pages long in print.
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