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Commissioned by the MidCities Chamber Singers, D.J. Bulls, conductor.
Text by Percy Bysshe Shelley:
The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle.
Why not I with thine?-
See the mountains kiss high heaven
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister-flower would be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth
And the moonbeams kiss the sea:
What is all this sweet work worth
If thou kiss not me? Reading
the text suggested so many musical ideas, especially in terms of
harmony and texture. The duple vs. triple piano accompaniment helps set a
nebulous rhythmic feel without taking away a clear sense of pulse,
suggesting the idea of being swept up in the feelings of love. The
harmonies are rich and lush, which follows the rich imagery of the
poetry. From the beginning of the piece, there is a continual move
towards harmonic resolution, which never really arrives until the final
measures of the piece, and then, only briefly.
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