Craig Hella Johnson
Gently Rest (deer Lullaby)
from Considering Matthew Shepard
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Craig Hella Johnson
Gently Rest (deer Lullaby)
from Considering Matthew Shepard
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB) and Piano
- Composer Craig Hella Johnson
- Series Voices Rising
- Lyricist Michael Dennis Browne
- Edition Piano Score
- Publisher Hal Leonard
- Order no. 00287728
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Description:
From the major work Considering Matthew Shepard, this is a song of comfort for Mathew's mother. As a stand alone piece it can be sung in a variety of contexts - general concert, holiday programs, memorial services. Conspirare performed this work for the interment service of Matthew at the National Cathedral where his ashes were laid to rest. The lilting 7/8 meter creates a feeling of rocking, of cradling. The violin solo represents a halo of light and took its original inspiration from the profoundly beautiful violin solo in Erbarme dich from Bach's St Matthew Passion.