Stephen Chatman, Sara Teasdale
The Mystery
Stephen Chatman, Sara Teasdale
The Mystery
- Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SATB) and Piano
- Composer Stephen Chatman Sara Teasdale
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- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher ECS Publishing
- Order no. ECS8804
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Description:
Sara Teasdale's poem, The Mystery, depicts deep lasting love - 'Your eyes drink of me' and 'We have long been lovers'. It also raises a question - 'Can I ever know you / Or you know me?' Stephen Chatman's expressive setting begins with a unison melody, supported by modulating harmonies in the piano accompaniment, and evolves toward four-part voices. The middle section, featuring rising vocal lines in imitative counterpoint, precedes a return to the initial melody. One of a set of six of Teasdale's love songs. Duration: 2:30