Choral Piece of the Day, Installation 9: The Writing of Autumn
Choral Piece of the Day, Installation 9: The Writing of Autumn - Secular - SATB chorus and piano - 1999 - ECS Publishing Group Catalog No. 5421 - one of my very favorite brief choral choral works in my composer's oeuvre.
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TEXT
With ink of rain and showers,
With nib of piercing lightning and with palm of clouds,
Autumn writes a letter on a garden in blue and purple.
No skilled [earthly] designer could devise such plans.
Then, jealous of the sky, the earth embroiders stars in flowerbeds.
—Solomon Ibn Gabriol, 11th Century
Translated from the Hebrew by Stanley M. Hoffman
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Follow the next link to listen to a performance by the Philovox ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Ronald Maltais, pianist.
Follow the next link to see a partial PDF sample of the score, or to purchase full copies.
Follow the next link to see and hear a YouTube music video for this piece.
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The Writing of Autumn is also available in a version for SA chorus and piano that I arranged in 2000 for the New England Conservatory Children's Chorus, Jean Meltaus conductor - ECS Publishing Group Catalog No. 5722.
Follow the next link to listen to a performance by the Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas (Texas), Cynthia Nott, Artistic Director, from October 5, 2014; this recording is used with her permission.
Follow the next link to see a partial PDF sample of the score, or to purchase full copies.
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