Pentecost
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:21PM 2003 | high voice and piano; [in progress] high voice with chamber orchestra
Poem by Dana Gioia.
Song 2 of cycle Becoming a Redwood.
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A Note about Tempo Alterations:
In my original, I used "push" and "relax" throughout to indicate how flexible I envisioned the tempo of this song. Now, in 2019, I am revising the markings, and instead of such detailed (and possibly confusing) markings, I am simply putting "rubato, extremely expressive, with a lot of push and relax throughout" — and trust that the performers will do whatever is necessary for an emotional reading.
NEW: Some alternate notes for mm. 43-45: in mm. 43-44, one can sing an Eb (3rd down) instead of the high Gs, but keep the low G. And in m. 45, the top notes can similarly be taken down a 3rd: so that the notes would be: Eb - low G (as written) - Eb - G (instead of high Bb) - Eb. Hope this is helpful to anyone who might need help.