Life presents the puzzles - Weed, Thurlow

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"This composition is intended as a musical interpretation of the text. The first verse speaks of puzzles that we attempt to solve, and also talks of balance. The beginning of the second staff balances the beginning of the first staff by means of an opposite, or balancing, movement. The "puzzle" is represented by the alternation of major and minor from one measure to the next. The odd and uncomfortable result directly illustrates our experience in life's puzzles which we call upon our wisdom and knowledge to solve. Each verse except the last ends with a curious turn to indicate that the puzzle is not yet solved. The text of the final verse resolves the puzzle delineated previously, and thus the tune resolves pleasantly as well. An additional puzzle is found in the tune name, which is pronounced "cook-no.""

◈ Genre → Hymnen

♯ Tonart F major

⁄ Taktart 4/4

♬ Besetzung → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Unterstufe

↕ Tonumfang F – d''

¶ Sprache → Englisch

Takte 9

Textur mixed texture

Stimmen 2

Instrumente Keyboard

Seiten 1

CPDL Nr. 33824

Bearbeiter Thurlow Weed

Veröffentlicht 2014-12-23

Lizenz Personal

♫Tonumfänge

MusicXML Part

F – d'

Schlagwörter

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1.Life presents the puzzles Wisdom moves to solve -- living in the balance, seasoned faith evolves. 2. One soul longs for meaning, questing every day, gaining in the seeking faith to find her way. 3. One soul keeps tradition, trusting truths long known, gaining in the keeping faith beyond his own. 4. Each will need the other in their kindred search, gaining in the meeting one enduring Church. From ''Songs for the Cycle'' ©2004 by Michael Hudson.<br> Church Publishing Incorporated. All rights reserved. Used by permission.