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Work Overview
Each movement takes their name from the lyrics of a song used as
a reference point and a melodic touchstone. Won t take Nothing
for my Journey Now are lyrics from Eyes on the Prize, a song from
the Civil Rights movement. The lyric used in the title implies
that there is nothing to be gained now; the prize, very hard won,
may arrive, but only for those who come after. I Aint Got Long to
Stay Here is based on an earlier song, a Spiritual, Steal Away to
Jesus. To me, the lyrics in the title imply two meanings:
firstly, that it will short life the
obvious, surface meaning; and secondly, the hidden message that
they can steal away to a haven away from slavery (the underground
railway). A similar meaning, but more joyful and optimistic, can
be found in Oh Mary Don t You Weep, where "if I could I surely
would, stand on the rock where Moses stood, Pharaoh s army got
drownded, Oh Mary Don't you Weep".
In 2017 it seems fair to wonder if Pharaoh's army was ever
defeated.
Work Details
Year: 2017
Instrumentation: Guitar.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Contains Extended Techniques and Polyphonic passages
Performances of this work
29 May 25.
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