Music Lasts for Ever (2004)
( Kyrie Eleison. Lord, you have been our home of safety )
Skeels, Harry Wilbur (1938-2011) [ New Zealand ]
Edition
Published by
Hayo Musikverlag
[Germany]
, 2004
Ref. :
CQ2416
(5 p.)
Type of material:
Vocal score
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
Latin
; Spanish
; German
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Partsong
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Funeral service
Number of verses:
3
Biblical references:
Psalms :
90
Source of text:
Inspired (a) by the Aztec quotation on the architrave of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City, and (b) by the German quotation which appears on the gravestone of composer Franz Biebl in Munich.
Comment(s):
Every thoughtful person, including musicians, wonder what their legacy will be. That is the theme of this song.
