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Track #7 - Psiren Psalm |
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Psiren Psalm II |
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Composed in the Spring of 1997, this piece was an answer to Psiren Psalm I. Psiren Psalm I is a vocalise for two sopranos and handbells. Psiren Psalm II is also a vocalise that incorporates some minimalism but is based in tonality as opposed to its predecessor. This piece had been mulling around in my head since 1994 and I finally decided to sit down and write it out last spring. This is another work that had been performed in my head. I knew the structure, length and the instrumentation I was going to use. The work is a performance piece for three vocalists, string quintet, six Irish drummers, ribbon dancers and a moderator. Mary’s, Marta’s and Kristi’s voices were the blend I was envisioning, plus they’d be willing to let me dress them up in Greek goddess outfits. All these vocalists have made the mistake of letting me know what their upper most range is. In this piece, though not deliberately, I pushed Mary into her stratosphere. At the end of the work, she is required repeatedly, to sing a high “C”. How else could you drive men to crash their boats upon the rocks? |
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