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Performance by Perihelion from the CD Anthology of Australian music |
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Work Overview
Inspired by Walt Whitman's poem Song of the Universal (1874).
Work Details
Year: 1995
Instrumentation: Clarinet in A, viola, cello, piano.
Duration: 15 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: 1. "Come said the Muse, Sing me a song no poet yet has chanted, Sing me the universal." -- 2. "Soothing each lull a strain is heard, just heard, From some far shore the final chorus sounding." -- 3. "Over the mountain-growths disease and sorrow, An uncaught bird is hovering, hovering, High in the purer, happier air." -- 4. "From imperfection's murkiest cloud, Darts always forth one ray of perfect light, One flash of heaven's glory." -- 5. "And all the world a dream.".
Commission note: Commissioned by Perihelion with funds provided by Australia Council. Performing Arts Board.
Subjects
- Inspired by: Literature & Poetry
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