{"product_id":"blessing-carol-barnett","title":"Blessing – Carol Barnett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eCarol Barnett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mezzo-soprano, piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Approx.  2:45\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate Written:  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposer’s note:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for the Source Song Festival 2019, Blessing was premiered by mezzo Clara Osowski and pianist Mark Bilyeu as part of a panel discussion entitled “How Text Gets Paired with Song.” Libby Larsen, who organized the project, also wrote a setting of the poem, with fascinatingly different results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlurb: A loving benediction from a wise older voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParagraph: The three repetitions of the text invoke life scenarios where sorrow may come–youth, prime of life, and old age. The song flows in three quarter time, with undulating eighth notes lapping against the ears like water on a boat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etext:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBlessing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSorrow will come\u003cbr\u003eMay there also be kindness and grace\u003cbr\u003eEasy silence in the place beyond words\u003cbr\u003eand words to warm the silences\u003cbr\u003eA channel that guards the passage\u003cbr\u003eof your small and battered boat\u003cbr\u003ethen opens again, wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMarg Walker\u003cbr\u003e(used with the permission of the author)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beady Eyes Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download \/ Score","offer_id":52181559476512,"sku":"BEP-079.dl.s","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Physical Copy \/ Score","offer_id":52181559509280,"sku":"BEP-079.pc.s","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/8095\/4656\/files\/Bless-c.png?v=1786593648","url":"https:\/\/opusimprints.com\/products\/blessing-carol-barnett","provider":"Opus Imprints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}