About the piece

“The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray…”

A contemplative and wistful setting of the opening of Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” The polyphonic setting mirrors the relentless churning of the ocean, jumbles the text and creates new meaning.

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Instrumentation

SATB Chorus

Duration

3 minutes 30 seconds

year written

2004

Sheet Music Format

Digital PDF, 8.5 x 11"

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