Ben Parry
Flame
Ben Parry
Flame
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SSAATTBB)
- Composer Ben Parry
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- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Edition Peters
- Order no. EP72172A
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Description:
Text: Garth Bardsley
Flame 's central theme is one of light and happiness being passed from one person to another. Bardsley's lyrics are inspired by a quotation from Siddharta Gautama Buddha, suggesting the notion that a candle's light shared is thereby strengthened rather than diminished. The poem's spiritual quality is captured perfectly in Parry's music, which starts with a single flickering melody, passed from upper to lower voices, and exploding into 12-part harmony as the flame is multiplied, culminating in the affirming final line 'so to light the world'.
Flame 's central theme is one of light and happiness being passed from one person to another. Bardsley's lyrics are inspired by a quotation from Siddharta Gautama Buddha, suggesting the notion that a candle's light shared is thereby strengthened rather than diminished. The poem's spiritual quality is captured perfectly in Parry's music, which starts with a single flickering melody, passed from upper to lower voices, and exploding into 12-part harmony as the flame is multiplied, culminating in the affirming final line 'so to light the world'.
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Faber Peters Music Distribution
Talstr. 10
04103
Leipzig
Deutschland
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