Ditty before and after
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Ensemble: Mixed Choir (SATB) Published: December 2016 (Rev. 1983) Text: A. Roland Holst Duration: ± 2.40 minutes ISBN: 9789461330824 ISMN: 9790803557009 |
One of my earliest compositions - besides a whole pile that I threw away at the time. It was composed on the basis of a poem by Adriaan Roland Holst (Dutch poet, 1888-1976) for a choir that I conducted at that time. In 2016 I only changed a few notes.
It is an a cappella work of two verses, with an important volta in the second verse, which you will find both in the text and in the music (of course!).
This is the poem:
But how could we, be born in the unfaithful wind,
be loyal to each other, child, but be untrue.
Will I once again a-long this house, hear your footstep?
When I listen to the wind, I listen to you.
Under my skin no one else can soften me anymore,
though I freeze by what years ago, as fire began.
But this surly heart would no longer dare to live one day,
not one day, if it could no more hanker for you.
be loyal to each other, child, but be untrue.
Will I once again a-long this house, hear your footstep?
When I listen to the wind, I listen to you.
Under my skin no one else can soften me anymore,
though I freeze by what years ago, as fire began.
But this surly heart would no longer dare to live one day,
not one day, if it could no more hanker for you.
Below you can get an impression of this composition in its latest version.
I advise you not to listen to the music via a mobile phone, tablet or laptop. That could turn out to be a disappointment, unless you use very good headphones.
For a reasonably acceptable experience, a computer with a good sound system is required!
Please note:
This music is an electronic representation and is therefore not comparable to a human version! For example, one does not hear the words of the sung text by the choir, but only "aah" and "ooh". The instruments, on the other hand, are quite realistic thanks to the latest electronics. It remains, however, that the whole of the interpretation of the conductors/musicians is missing and therefore may sound somewhat sterile
This music is an electronic representation and is therefore not comparable to a human version! For example, one does not hear the words of the sung text by the choir, but only "aah" and "ooh". The instruments, on the other hand, are quite realistic thanks to the latest electronics. It remains, however, that the whole of the interpretation of the conductors/musicians is missing and therefore may sound somewhat sterile
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