Composition Year | 1981 |
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Genre Categories | Psalms; Religious works; For piano; |
Contents |
Complete Score
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Work Title | Psalm 117 |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Drehmer, Earl Richard |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IED 93 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1981 |
First Performance. | 2012/05/05 |
First Publication. | 2012 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 1.2 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | piano |
Extra Information | Serial but not 12-tone. |
I took the letters of the alphabet and assigned them to notes then took all the letters of the 117th Psalm and used those notes. This makes for a very odd set of notes, but I think it actually works. The sound of this piece has nothing to do with the meaning of the Psalm.
1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
extol him, all you peoples.
2 For great is his love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.