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The Ram in Spring : the Aries song / Margaret S. Brandman ; lyrics: Benita Rainer.

Library shelf no. 783.67542/BRA 5 [Available for loan]

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The Ram in Spring : Aries song / composer: Margaret Brandman ; lyrics: Benita Rainer.

Version: This product features the SATB Choir with piano version of this work

Library shelf no. 782.5542/BRA 10 [Available for loan]

Format	Title	Version	AMC Library	Price
Score	The Ram in Spring : the Aries song / Margaret S. Brandman ; lyrics: Benita Rainer. 1 score (3p. -- A4 (portrait)) Published by Jazzem Music — 2016 [MMP 9004] Library shelf no. 783.67542/BRA 5	Mezzo-Soprano with piano	Available for loan	$POA
Score	The Ram in Spring : Aries song / composer: Margaret Brandman ; lyrics: Benita Rainer. 1 facsimile score (4p. -- A4 (portrait)) Published by Australian Music Centre — 2018 Library shelf no. 782.5542/BRA 10	SATB Choir with piano	Available for loan	$14.55	Add to cart
Score & Part [ePDF]	The Ram in Spring : arranged for violin and piano [eScore] / Margaret S. Brandman. 1 digital (PDF) facsimile score 4p. -- A4 (portrait)) and 1 part (3p. -- A4 (portrait)) Published by Australian Music Centre — 2021	Violin with piano	Not for loan	$15.45	Add to cart
Score & Part	The Ram in Spring : arranged for violin and piano / Margaret S. Brandman. 1 facsimile score 4p. -- A4 (portrait)) and 1 part (3p. -- A4 (portrait)) Published by Australian Music Centre — 2021 Library shelf no. 787.2/BRA 7	Violin with piano	Available for loan	$23.64	Add to cart

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Work Overview

The Ram in Spring (Aries song) is an arrangement for violin and piano of the third song in Margaret Brandman's 'Cosmic Wheel of the Zodiac' Song Cycle. The melody was inspired by the lyrics of astropoet Benita Rainer. As the first song in the composer's Cosmic Wheel of the Zodiac song cycle. this 'Aries' song heralds the beginning of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Hence it is the start of nature's 'calendar time.' It is the time of rebirth and transformation of all primal energies.

This violin version is in the key of E Major. The piano introduction song begins with a rhythmic figure suggesting a ticking clock - marking the start of nature's calendar time. The richly chromatic harmonies in the opening bars of the piece were composed to portray the archetypal concepts in the lyrics. The hymn-like two-bar climax of the work occurs in the B section (bars 13&14) after which a gentler mood is established to convey the transformation of life's energies. "Linger round the melting pot, life is newly born, Spin the ever-moving top, 'til you are quite transformed."

Work Details

Year: 2015

Instrumentation: Baritone or Mezzo-soprano voice, piano.

Duration: 2 min.

Difficulty: Advanced — Wide vocal range

First performance: by Martin Cooke, Margaret Brandman — 3 Sep 16. Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium