Three Meditations
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for flute, alto saxophone (or clarinet), and violoncello
I. Herzliebster Jesu
II. Jesu, meines Lebens Leben
III. Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Duration: 7 minutes
Premiere: February 18, 2015, Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa as part of the Cruci project organized by Luke Dahn (third movement only)
I. Herzliebster Jesu
II. Jesu, meines Lebens Leben
III. Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Duration: 7 minutes
Premiere: February 18, 2015, Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa as part of the Cruci project organized by Luke Dahn (third movement only)
Program Notes
Three Meditation explores the relationships between three traditional Lenten chorales made universal in the German Baroque through the work of J. S. Bach and others. Harmonic and melodic relationships exist between the three chorales themselves, and each "meditation" favors one of the chorales while using material from the other two in the accompanying voices. Essentially, the three chorales are commenting on one another, sometimes in a distracting way which requires the performers and listeners to focus, but also in ways that reinforce one another, as in the last movement particularly. The three chorales also form a dialogue with the contemporary world, with its own distractions and disturbances, asking the listener to reflect on and revisit each movement.
The three pieces were composed for the Cruci Project at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa as part of their annual Day of Learning in Community event at the request of Luke Dahn. The pieces are based on the series of paintings by Eric Robinson entitled "Cruci."
Full Score
Three Meditation explores the relationships between three traditional Lenten chorales made universal in the German Baroque through the work of J. S. Bach and others. Harmonic and melodic relationships exist between the three chorales themselves, and each "meditation" favors one of the chorales while using material from the other two in the accompanying voices. Essentially, the three chorales are commenting on one another, sometimes in a distracting way which requires the performers and listeners to focus, but also in ways that reinforce one another, as in the last movement particularly. The three chorales also form a dialogue with the contemporary world, with its own distractions and disturbances, asking the listener to reflect on and revisit each movement.
The three pieces were composed for the Cruci Project at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa as part of their annual Day of Learning in Community event at the request of Luke Dahn. The pieces are based on the series of paintings by Eric Robinson entitled "Cruci."
Full Score