SPARK OF LIGHT (TBB)

 

Similar to "Paradisum", I was drawn to write "Spark of Light" as a necessity of accessible music for all programs.  Reflecting on the cosmos and origin of the heavens, Jónas Hallgrímsson's poetry illicits excitement and stirs spatial imagery - "...speeding spark of light", "...wings swifter than wind...", "...I watched the stars...rise from the still stream of heaven...".   The pure and almost child-like fascination with the universe and its expansion and progression fuels the perpetual rhythm of the work as it continually pushes forward.  

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Consideration to range, tessitura, and content was all considered as part of this process in creating music that is accessible to all programs and ensembles.  

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Voicing: TBB and Piano

Status: Published by Carl Fischer