Crescent Moon - Veitch, Leanne Daharja

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"''Crescent Moon'' is by no means a traditional choral piece. My goals as a composer are to return to the roots of vocal music, and to create music that is for the people - music that can be easily understood and identified with, and that speaks to the heart and spirit rather than to the mind. This is the first in what will eventually be a trio of songs dedicated to the moon. The text is original. Crescent Moon was submitted (under a pseudonym) to the [http://www.rocs.aicsa.org.au ROCS] (RMIT Occasional Choral Society) composition competition and won second prize. It was premiered by ROCS on 7th September 2007. To the knowledge of the composer, the piece has been performed in Australia, New Zealand, Hawai'i, USA (mainland, several performances and states), United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Germany, South Korea and Mexico. Further performances are scheduled for Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA in 2011. The piece was used in recorder workshops in the UK by composer Steve Marshall in 2011, and a recorder ensemble version is available upon request. The composer appreciates knowledge of performances, and a recording if possible for her own private archives."

◈ Genre → Pagan music ♬ Voicing → SATB|add=and {{cat|Choral SAB soli ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments Hand drum

Pages 8

CPDL # 14951

Editor Leanne Daharja Veitch

Posted 2007-09-12

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

:From the earth, :Bend your light :Through the skies :Through the darkness :Through the emptiness. :Warm the earth with your crystal fire! :Touch our eyes with your light! : :Bend Your light to touch our eyes. :Let Your shafts flow cross the skies. :Purest white, Your arms embrace :cascading starlight. :Purest white, Your arms embrace :cascading moonlight. :Selene! :Selene! :Selene! : :White is the Moon. :Red is the Blood. :Black is the Night. :Maid, Mother, Crone; :Three are One: :Black, Red, White. : :Maiden of light bless the darkness! :Maiden of light bless the night! : :Maiden of light! :Bless the night!