Genius of the Wood (2006)
... Commissioned for the Peace College Chamber Singers of Raleigh, NC for the sesquicentennial of Peace College, by Dr. and Mrs. Edward Glazener in memory of their daughter, Lynette Glazener Spencer ...
Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
SDG Press
[USA]
, 2007
Ref. :
SDG 07-301
(24 p.)
Type of material:
Organ-vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
joyous
Type of Choir:
SSSAA (5 children OR women voices )
Instrumentation:
Organ
(1 instrumental part(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major ; ionian ; mixolydian
Liturgical Use:
Praise ; Evangelism
Origin:
USA
Comment(s):
John Milton's text, Il Penseroso, determines the five sections. The organ awakens, followed by a free canon in the voices. All forces unleash, then dissolve into ecstasy.
