Remembering All: Five Sandburg Poems .-
Monotone
(1997)
CJHWL 34.2
( The monotone of the rain is beautiful )
Edition
Ref. :
HMM 13M4008B
(6 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Partsong ; Canon
Mood of the piece:
gentle
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
B flat major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Source of text:
Chicago Poems, 1916
Comment(s):
Carl Sandburg's reflections on the beauty of rain, sun and a face I know, with ostinato figures in a gentle, hypnotic, chromatic setting.