Every Life Shall Be a Song by Gwyneth W. Walker TTBB - Sheet Music

By Gwyneth W. Walker

A celebration of life, unity, and music, this is a setting of a poem by the 19th-century British author John Addington Symonds (1840-1893). The text speaks of the future with hope: "A loftier race then e'er the world has known shall rise." The healing and transforming power of music is essential to this hope. "When every life shall be a song, then all the earth is a paradise." Throughout, the message is triumphant: "These things shall be! " The musical expression alternates between added-tone chords (representing building for the future) and melodic phrases for the more tender passages of the poem: "we will be gentle, brave, and strong "). Commissioned and premiered by the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. Duration: 3:30

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Instrument:
Choir Piano Accompaniment
Ensembles:
TTBB 4-Part Men's Choir
Genres:
21st Century
Composers:
Gwyneth W. Walker
Publishers:
E.C. Schirmer Publishing
Series:
Women Composers and Arrangers
UPC:
600313486005
ISBN:
600313486005
Format:
Octavo
Item types:
Physical
Level:
Early Intermediate
Artist:
Gwyneth W. Walker
Usages:
School and Community
Shipping Weight:
2.7 pounds

TTBB choir and piano, with optional brass quintet and percussion, or orchestra (Orchestra: 2 1 1 1 — 2 2 1 0 — 1 — 0 — Str — TTBB Chorus, Percussion (Timpani, Tenor Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals)) - Early Intermediate

SKU: EC.8600

Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. Secular, 21st century. Octavo. Duration 3 minutes, 30 seconds. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #8600. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8600).

ISBN 600313486005. UPC: 600313486005. English.

A celebration of life, unity, and music, this is a setting of a poem by the 19th-century British author John Addington Symonds (1840-1893). The text speaks of the future with hope: "A loftier race then e'er the world has known shall rise." The healing and transforming power of music is essential to this hope. "When every life shall be a song, then all the earth is a paradise." Throughout, the message is triumphant: "These things shall be! "

 
The musical expression alternates between added-tone chords (representing building for the future) and melodic phrases for the more tender passages of the poem: "we will be gentle, brave, and strong "). Commissioned and premiered by the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. Duration: 3:30.