Silent Tents (2003)
SDG 03-102
... To those in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. and New York whose lives were lost on 11 September 2001 ...
Berkey, Jackson (born in 1942) [ USA ]
Mel.:
Berkey, Jackson
(born in 1942)
[ USA ]
(2003)
Edition
Published by
SDG Press
[USA]
, 2003
Ref. :
SDG 03-102
(24 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Patriotic song
Mood of the piece:
reverential ; sombre
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Piano and Percussion
Instruments:
Piano (1) ; Snare drum (2) ; Bass drum (1) ; Triangle (1) ; Suspended cymbal (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
minor
Duration:
10.0 min.
Origin:
USA
Source of text:
Decoration Day, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; The Bivouac of the Dead, by Theodore O'Hara
Comment(s):
Somber Patriotic work beginning with the drum cadence played at JFK's funeral and based on quotes from O'Hara and Longfellow.
