By Michael Swedberg. Composed by Terrence Niska. This edition: pdf, streaming. 21st Century, Classical, Contemporary. Score. 8 pages. Niska Music Publishing #1421137. Published by Niska Music Publishing (A0.1861576).
From the first strike of the gongs and the answering bells, the people knew that the emperor had passed on to be with his father. He had reigned for nearly 70 years, and in that time his land and people had known peace and prosperity. It was a reign not without hardships, but they were always overcome and served to bring the country ever closer together. With each chord, the bearers brought the casket ever closer until it was placed upon the catafalque in the center of the great hall and draped with the pure white, silken banner emblazoned with his family’s crest. Outside, the cherry blossoms were beginning to fall, as though the very trees were weeping at his passing. Dignitaries from across the land were in attendance, but they were dwarfed by the ocean of people spilling out of the palace and into the courtyard and beyond for as far as the eye could see. Each person waiting for the chance to say a final goodbye to the man who had made such a difference in their lives. He insisted on a simple ceremony. Not one filled with endless speeches, pomp and fanfare. A few lines were spoken over the tinkling of bells in the breeze and eventually the choir began to sing one of his favorite folk songs. Soon the whole room filled with the sound of hundreds of voices raised in song, all to pay tribute to the emperor’s love of music. After the last note was sung and the final mourner had paid their respects, each of the family laid a single white rose on the casket. His wife was the last to place her flower, and as she did so, she whispered something to him that none could hear. As she turned to her family, the grief clearly written on her face, there could also be seen a sense of peace behind the tears…she would see him again.
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By Michael Swedberg. Composed by Terrence Niska. This edition: pdf, streaming. 21st Century, Classical, Contemporary. Score. 8 pages. Niska Music Publishing #1421137. Published by Niska Music Publishing (A0.1861576).
From the first strike of the gongs and the answering bells, the people knew that the emperor had passed on to be with his father. He had reigned for nearly 70 years, and in that time his land and people had known peace and prosperity. It was a reign not without hardships, but they were always overcome and served to bring the country ever closer together. With each chord, the bearers brought the casket ever closer until it was placed upon the catafalque in the center of the great hall and draped with the pure white, silken banner emblazoned with his family’s crest. Outside, the cherry blossoms were beginning to fall, as though the very trees were weeping at his passing. Dignitaries from across the land were in attendance, but they were dwarfed by the ocean of people spilling out of the palace and into the courtyard and beyond for as far as the eye could see. Each person waiting for the chance to say a final goodbye to the man who had made such a difference in their lives. He insisted on a simple ceremony. Not one filled with endless speeches, pomp and fanfare. A few lines were spoken over the tinkling of bells in the breeze and eventually the choir began to sing one of his favorite folk songs. Soon the whole room filled with the sound of hundreds of voices raised in song, all to pay tribute to the emperor’s love of music. After the last note was sung and the final mourner had paid their respects, each of the family laid a single white rose on the casket. His wife was the last to place her flower, and as she did so, she whispered something to him that none could hear. As she turned to her family, the grief clearly written on her face, there could also be seen a sense of peace behind the tears…she would see him again.
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titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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