Mankind and Mother Earth .- To See a World in a Grain of Sand (1997)
Bishop, Jeffrey A. (born in 1943) [ USA ; Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Brichtmark Music, Inc.
[USA]
, 2006
Ref. :
BRM-14
(8 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20 ; 21st century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Secular
Mood of the piece:
serene ; naive
Type of Choir:
SS (2 children voices )
Instrumentation:
Piano OR Orchestra
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Oboe (1) ; Horn (1) ; Harp (2) ; Violin I ; Violin II ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
4.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
Based on 2 Sussex folksongs: The Unquiet Grave and The Isle of France. ; rev.2006
Comment(s):
The complete choral work, Mankind and Mother Earth, of which this is the 2nd movement, is available on rental. The work is based on the ideas in Arnold Toynbee's final book, which examines the destructive impulses of man toward our nurturing earth.
