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A Serious and Pathetical Contemplation
Classical/Choral music • 2022 • Lyricist: Thomas Traherne
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A Serious and Pathetical Contemplation
Instrumentation |
Mixed choir |
Scored for |
Choir |
Type of score |
Vocal score |
Publisher |
Mario Gullo |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
6'0 |
I have always wanted to try my hand at adapting a poem for musical use. My hero, Gerald Finzi, made it a point to use texts in a way that suited the work he was producing. So … I turned to one of his favorite writers, proto-Romantic and mystic poet, Thomas Traherne. Taking a text chocked full of religiosity and removing the faith to fundamentally change the nature of the poem. It has become a piece about the wonders around us and the joys one can take from being human. I tried to add a sense of mysticism and shining exuberance with a ton of CMajor9 chords thrown in to ignite the air.
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