| Sacred Songs and Iterludes |
| composer: | Nancy Galbraith (2006) |  |
| authors: | Kabîr; Rabindranath Tagore
Anonymous from "Tao Te Ching" Anonymous from "The Shih Ching" Anonymous from "The Udana" Traditional from the Ordinary of the Mass Rabbi Daniel ben Yedudah |
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| genre: | Chamber Choir, Soloists & Mixed Ensemble | |
| length: | 12 movements, 47:30 minutes | |
| orchestration: | SATB, mezzo-soprano, baritone; *fl-1, fl-2 (alto);
pno (synth); 2perc [*flute, bamboo flute, bansuri, panpipes, chordal panpipes] |
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| premiere: | 18 March 2006
The Pittsburgh Camerata; Rebecca Rollett, conductor Sixth Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| audio samples: |  1. Opening Song (Tagore) |
7. Lord Have Mercy (Christian) |
| 2. Always Without Desire (Tao) |
8. Holy, Holy, Holy (Christian) |
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| 3. Dance My Heart (Sufi Muslim) |
9. The Moon Shines in My Body (Hindu) |
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| 4. Harmony & Peace At Last (Confucian) |
10. Flute Interlude |
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| 5. Chants and Mantras (Hindu/Buddhist) |
11. Yigdal (Judaic) |
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| 6. The Enlightenment (Buddhist) |
12. Closing Song (Tagore) |
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| program notes: | "Sacred Songs & Interludes" was commissioned by Linda W. Shaw and Richard E. Shaw for The Pittsburgh Camerata's Spring 2006 concert series. | |
| composer's notes: | Each movement of "Sacred Songs & Interludes" is based upon a text borrowed from the poetry and canonical literature of the world's seven principal religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. With the use of indigenous scale materials, harmonies, and instruments, the music creates atmospheres suggested in the texts. The overall tone is folk-like, foregoing the abstract pro forma approach to setting religious writings. The work celebrates mankind's rich diversity in a musical prayer for wholeness and peace within the human family. "Sacred Songs & Interludes" is dedicated to the Pittsburgh Camerata and music director Rebecca Rollett. |
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| press bytes: | "Pittsburgh composer Nancy Galbraith's 30-year career continues to take on new dimensions. Her latest endeavor, "Sacred Songs and Interludes," gracefully integrates her characteristic rhythmic harmonic progressions with Middle-Eastern and Far-Eastern tunes and modes in a work that is both a sensitive celebration of humankind's rich diversity and a powerful musical prayer for wholeness and peace." — Pittsburgh Post Gazette | |
| recording: |  |
Sacred Songs & Interludes The Pittsburgh Camerata Rebecca Rollett, music director |
| publisher: | Subito Music Publishing (ASCAP) ♦ 60 Depot Street, Verona, NJ 07044
973-857-3440 ♦ mail@subitomusic.com ♦ www.subitomusic.com |
| source: | nancygalbraith.com |
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