The Fallen Warrior - SATB a cappella 4-Part - Digital Sheet Music

The Fallen Warrior

The Fallen Warrior SATB a cappellaMusic by Thomas RegelskiWords by Mark Offord This brief composition portrays a peaceful child, looking innocent to arriving parents, having left mayhem that reveals the ‘combat’ that earlier “felled” him to sleep. The combat moments can be amusing to enact. The Fallen Warrior, by Mark OffordHe rests among familiar things,His clothes awry, the stains of combat upon his face. Evidence of frantic fight between the battle field. A smashed lamp, debris of all kinds scattered on the floor. Window shades that hang by merest shreds,His weapons lie in reach outstretched hand, A battered saucepan with the lid for shield, A pair of lethal looking candlesticks.And blocks he used to aim with deadly skill. He rests among the things he loved. The infant warrior,felled by sleep. About the composer: Dr. Thomas Adam Regelski (born May 4, 1941) is a retired Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music (Emeritus) at the State University of New York at Fredonia N.Y. He was born in Florida, NY and spent the majority of his professional career in Fredonia, NY. He has published over 135 peer-reviewed articles (see Google Scholar) on teaching ethics, philosophy, aesthetics, musicology, curriculum, psychology and sociology of music and music education. He is a leading scholar of a philosophy of praxis, a social and ethical philosophy that seeks to supersede aesthetics as the foundation of music, music appreciation, and music education.