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SKU: A0.976735
Composed by Robert Myers. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk,Patriotic,Sacred. Score and parts. 26 pages. WheatMyer Music #6498783. Published by WheatMyer Music (A0.976735).A Prayer of Beauty is a re-imagining of "America, the Beautiful" written for professional, college, or advanced high school brass quartet. Independent lines, mixed meters, and adventurous harmonies will challenge musicians. But the familiar melody, rich colors, and glowing resolutions provide a delectable reward for the effort. The pathos, introspection, and hope found in the music will also leave listeners feeling enriched for the experience.
The music's message is timely and urgent and works well for programming as commentary on current events but is also sufficiently broad and deep to complement varied concert themes. It has sufficient artistic merit to stand alongside other strong pieces while still being appealing to general audiences.
It is set as a prayer to lament the ugliness around us, to confess losing our vision and abandoning our mission, and to cry out for fulfilment of Bates’ dream that our "alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears." It's also structured in traditional prayer format with an introduction as the Conviction that drives us to prayer, three varied melodic settings as Lament, Confession, and Petition, and a brief closing passage as the Amen. The music is full of pain that reflects our hurting peoples. There are moments of shock at how much has been lost so quickly. And there are moments of sweetness and light in hope that God may indeed mend our every flaw.
Robert Myers
S.D.G.
wheatmyermusic.com
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