TWO SACRED SONGS
TWO SACRED SONGS
Soprano and Piano
Composer's Note:
After editing the final work of my distinguished composer colleague Brian Fennelly, his Sacred Songs Book II, I became intrigued by the texts he had used: poems of the 17th century English poet and clergyman, George Herbert. I began looking through Herbert's poetry for texts I might also set to music, and chose two: Denial, and The Storm. Both poems concern the acceptance of prayer, and the beseeching of forgiveness, but the second song, against a metaphor of a storm, allows for great contrast between the two settings.
Movements: Denial, The Storm
Authored (or revised): 2019
Text source: George Herbert (1593-1633)
Duration (minutes): 8
First performance: Youtube release, Oct. 15, 2020, as part of the American Composers Alliance Shelter Recordings Project, Marisa Karchin, soprano, Haodong Wu, piano
Book format: Score
SKU
ACA-KARC-041Subtotal
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