Dover Beach

Description

Tenor, Tenor, Piano — The luminous text of the poem Dover Beach by English poet Matthew Arnold is the inspiration for the rolling and weaving melodies of this undulating piece. In his writing, Arnold ponders how the vastness of the sea and the thrashing waves that crash on the sand and rocks seem to mirror the melancholy in his heart. He comes back to the steadfast nature of the cliffs of England that allow the light of the moon to gleam across and then scatter into darkness. The echoing phrases are intended to create concrete repetitions that mirror the original unison melody with minor deviations. In turn, the driving passages will challenge the young performer while providing arpeggiated accompaniment to propel the singer forward.INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES and RANGES:This piece is written specifically to provide a comfortable tessitura for Unchanged, Stage I, and Stage II emerging male voices. The descant portion may be sung by unchanged voices from a small ensemble, as a solo, or omitted completely.Range: Part I Range: Part II Range: Optional DescantStage I Stage I and II* Unchanged*Although the ranges are the same for both Part I and II, the tessitura for Part II is lower overall and thus is closer to Stage II. For unchanged tenor voices,Dover Beachcontains rolling and weaving melodies within the framework of an undulating piano accompaniment. Energetic and musically charged, the driving melodic passages will challenge the young tenor performers to be their very best! Also available for TB Voices (CM9755) and SA Voices (BL1245).

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