Choir Secular (SAB
choir/3-Part choir Mixed)
SKU: AP.50158
Composed by Ruth Morris
Gray. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Multicultural; Secular.
Choral Octavo. 12 pages.
Alfred Music #00-50158.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.50158).
UPC:
038081573281. Japanese.
Words by Emperor
Sutoku.
The text of
this multicultural
feature is a waka (an
ancient Japanese poetic
form) written by
12th-century ruler
Emperor Sutoku. Ruth
Morris Gray's original
music highlights the
poem's depth and explores
its theme of separation.
Crafted with two
minor-key melodies (one
sung in Japanese, the
other in English) that
artfully intertwine at
the pinnacle moment. A
pronunciation guide is
included in the
publication.