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William Jay Sydeman
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Sheet Music
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Arts Aeturnum Productions, 2016.
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General Information
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Angels
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SA a cappella
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Sydeman, William Jay
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IWS 1
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 piece
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1986 ca.
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Composer
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| Language
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English
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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1 minute
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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Modern
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female chorus (SSAA)
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It is exactly forty years after the composing of Angels that I write this commentary. It is especially poignant since I literally just finished reading a lecture by Rudolf Steiner about what transpires after we pass through the “Gate of Death”.
According to Steiner, our first experience is an awakening to the world of spirit and the hierarchies contained therein, and most specifically the angelic realm which has helped to direct our life in the physical body. So these concepts motivated the text of Angels and its subsequent music ... “angel visions ... listen ... listen ... ”
– W. Jay Sydeman
