2F8DE4D9-FEE6-4BD3-B67F-79EFD51CD8B5
| ID | 2F8DE4D9-FEE6-4BD3-B67F-79EFD51CD8B5 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | X741001 |
| Title Name | Celestial Meditations (Nine-Brass Choir and Organ) |
| Marketing Copy | Celestial Meditations (2000) for organ and brass choir was written for and is dedicated to William Berg, Michael Stewart, and the Chicago Brass Choir, commissioned with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Howard Skelman. The work is in one unbroken movement, divided into two sections. The score is prefaced by a quote by Thomas Traherne which served as the inspiration for the work. |
| Instrumentation | Organ, Brass Choir |
| Commission | Commissioned by the Chicago Brass Choir, February 2000. |
| Dedication | (not set) |
| Program Notes | Celestial Meditations (2000) for organ and brass choir was written for and is dedicated to William Berg, Michael Stewart, and the Chicago Brass Choir, commissioned with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Howard Skelman. The work is in one unbroken movement. The score is prefaced by a quote by Thomas Traherne which served as the inspiration for the work. "Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Father's palace; and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels." -- Thomas Traherne, 1672 The opening section is slow and contemplative -- the longing for paradise of a soul bound to earth (plodding through life). Glimpses of heavenly things come and go, but they are only fleeting visions -- not quite real. At Last, the "transport" begins -- a joyous outburst of motion, color, and light -- pressing on towards the "trumpet calls of heaven" and eternal glory. The musical structure of the work is built around the mathematical Magic Square of the Sun (as expounded in 1533 by H. Cornelius Agrippa von Netysheim in his mathematical book De Occulta Philosophia). As the tonal structure of the square is traversed, it presses ever onward to the final D-flat tonality, which comes "out of nowhere" -- the final heavenly destination -- unlike anything that has come before. --Carson Cooman |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 2000 |
| Copyright Number | (not set) |
| Copyright Year | (not set) |
| Duration | 8 |
| Ensemble Size | 10 |
| Date Created | 2008-10-31 20:33:20.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:33:20 |
| Inhouse Note | (not set) |
| Bsc Code | (not set) |
| Text Author | (not set) |
| Premier Performance Memo | -World Premiere. Chicago Brass Choir. Oct 2000. |
| Recording Credits | (not set) |
| Review | (not set) |
| Awards | (not set) |
| Title Category | 1 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
| Title Grade | (not set) |
| Set Series ID | (not set) |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Brass Duo & Ensemble |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 19 |
| Title Instrument Header | 15 |
| Title Grade Text | (not set) |
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