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Composed by Kirsten Duncan. This edition: pdf. 21st Century, A Cappella, Contemporary, Multicultural, Spiritual, World. 8 pages. Shrub Creative #1299531. Published by Shrub Creative (A0.1738222).
Words and music by Kirsten Duncan. Contemporary choral SATB, duration 3:00 mins. Score: A4, 8 pages (including covers) with piano reduction for rehearsal. Published by Shrub Creative. Item number 2025-05. ISMN 9790900969996. A solemn original song for mixed unaccompanied easy to intermediate choirs appealing for peace and kindness.
I served in the Royal Australian Navy to defend people from the actions of aggressive leaders, but I wish there were no need for military forces. At heart, I am a pacifist and greatly admire the work of Musicians Without Borders and organisations strengthening democracy and diplomacy. Surely, there would be less violence in the world if people engaged in conversation to find commonalities and harmony. After all, we all bleed the same colour and are ultimately merely human.
This solemn original work is scored for SATB voices in mostly D minor Dorian mode, modulating to A major for an uplifting climax. Led by the sopranos with the melody throughout, this short piece is suitable for easy to intermediate choirs. Conductors should draw out expressiveness through rubato tempo and shaped dynamics. Please ensure round, warm vowels, particularly pay attention to the articulation between adjacent vowels, eg “we all” as “weh / all” rather than “weeeyall”.
‘Merely Human’ would provide a secular, English-language contrast to more traditional sacred pieces in a concert program themed around peace, diversity and humanity.
Kirsten Duncan has had a lifelong passion for choral singing. Now based in Canberra, Australia, she has performed with Gaudeamus (Judith Clingan), Hamburg International School (ISH) Singers, the choirs of Christ Church St Laurence Sydney (Dr Neil McEwan), The Resonants (Helen Swan) and others. Kirsten started composing choral music in 2015 with a penchant for narrative a cappella works with an often quirky Australian flavour, contributing to the musical community that has been a stabilising thread throughout her life.
Please register performances or recordings of this work with the appropriate performing rights body, and also visit shrubcreative.com.au to notify the composer and find more works by Kirsten Duncan. Thank you, and enjoy the music!
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Composed by Kirsten Duncan. This edition: pdf. 21st Century, A Cappella, Contemporary, Multicultural, Spiritual, World. 8 pages. Shrub Creative #1299531. Published by Shrub Creative (A0.1738222).
Words and music by Kirsten Duncan. Contemporary choral SATB, duration 3:00 mins. Score: A4, 8 pages (including covers) with piano reduction for rehearsal. Published by Shrub Creative. Item number 2025-05. ISMN 9790900969996. A solemn original song for mixed unaccompanied easy to intermediate choirs appealing for peace and kindness.
I served in the Royal Australian Navy to defend people from the actions of aggressive leaders, but I wish there were no need for military forces. At heart, I am a pacifist and greatly admire the work of Musicians Without Borders and organisations strengthening democracy and diplomacy. Surely, there would be less violence in the world if people engaged in conversation to find commonalities and harmony. After all, we all bleed the same colour and are ultimately merely human.
This solemn original work is scored for SATB voices in mostly D minor Dorian mode, modulating to A major for an uplifting climax. Led by the sopranos with the melody throughout, this short piece is suitable for easy to intermediate choirs. Conductors should draw out expressiveness through rubato tempo and shaped dynamics. Please ensure round, warm vowels, particularly pay attention to the articulation between adjacent vowels, eg “we all” as “weh / all” rather than “weeeyall”.
‘Merely Human’ would provide a secular, English-language contrast to more traditional sacred pieces in a concert program themed around peace, diversity and humanity.
Kirsten Duncan has had a lifelong passion for choral singing. Now based in Canberra, Australia, she has performed with Gaudeamus (Judith Clingan), Hamburg International School (ISH) Singers, the choirs of Christ Church St Laurence Sydney (Dr Neil McEwan), The Resonants (Helen Swan) and others. Kirsten started composing choral music in 2015 with a penchant for narrative a cappella works with an often quirky Australian flavour, contributing to the musical community that has been a stabilising thread throughout her life.
Please register performances or recordings of this work with the appropriate performing rights body, and also visit shrubcreative.com.au to notify the composer and find more works by Kirsten Duncan. Thank you, and enjoy the music!
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Preview: Merely Human (an original song for SATB a cappella)
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