Composition Year | 2023 |
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Genre Categories | Secular choruses; Choruses; For female chorus; |
Work Title | And Yet Not Weep |
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Composer | Ferrari, Carlotta |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ICF 1105 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 2023 |
Librettist | Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | female (or mixed) chorus |
Extra Information | "And Yet Not Weep" has a madrigal-like layout and character, with a strict adherence between words and music. It is divided into three sections: an Andante dolente with an expressive character, a Poco muovendo where the word “drop” features a musical imitation of Christ’s blood loss, and a final Estatico where lavish harmonies help contemplate Christ on the cross and all the weeping around, leading to a mildly dissonant ending. |