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Feeling totally helpless in the wake of the London bombings on July 7. 2005, I put this together in about two to three hours as my small way of showing my grief and support. The mix is rough and probably hard on the ears, but I wanted to put it on here right away, and just hope what I was trying to say comes through.
The tune is a traditional Latin hymn from I believe the 16th century and is intended to be a round.
The photo is from Reuters and shows a response to those bombings. I will remove it if this offends anyone.
The tune is a traditional Latin hymn from I believe the 16th century and is intended to be a round.
The photo is from Reuters and shows a response to those bombings. I will remove it if this offends anyone.
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Lyrics
Dona nobis pacem
(Give us peace)
(Give us peace)
I like how this piece starts out as one voice crying in
the wilderness -- or in a hotel room -- and
gradually gathers in additional voices via doubling
and counterpoint. The velocity and complexity build
to a unified chorus crying "peace". Then the lone
voice finishes off the piece with a "good night, sleep
well" soliloquy. This begs for voices.