Composed By: J.A.C. Redford
Text By: William Wordsworth
Voicing: SATB Choral/Full Score w/opt. Instruments (sold seperately)
Season: General
ISBN: 9780893286255
Lorenz #: 45/1141R
The allure of night proves an endless delight when Wordsworth's words are married to Redford's music in this probing triptych. Like a dark sea whose calm surface belies a roiling depth, these "Night Pieces" reflect the brilliance of their struggling moon with soaring melodies, while underneath, the water conspires, dashing the rocks only to recede in a wash of foam. The music serves the poetry in deliberate tones, now surging wildly, now ebbing gently. Unisons blossom into counterpoint, and harmonies signal a wavering between stable hues and changing moods. Rhythm follows suit between static stillness and ecstatic pulsations.