Who Has Seen the Wind?

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Voice — British poet Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) penned this short poem, which muses about the wind being something we know is there but can’t ever see. We just see the evidence that it exists in the rustling leaves or bending branches. What other things in our world are like that: unseen or intangible, yet we know they are there?As you sing this piece, work for a unified “oo” vowel on the opening word “who,” and of course on the Oo’s beginning at m. 24. If singing both parts, work to balance them equally mezzo-piano. That section should portray the breeze blowing back and forth with each part complementing (i.e., not trying to out-sing) the other. What things in our world are like the wind: unseen or intangible, yet we know they are there? Mark Patterson's lyric melodies, laden with range extension and text painting, pair exquisitely with Rosetti's well-known poem, exploring answers to these questions. For emerging or advanced treble choirs, "Who Has Seen the Wind?" will enhance any concert or festival program.

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