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Over the River

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Song No. 3 from Hymnody of Earth

In Over the River, Wendell Berry evokes the delicacy and power of bird flight, water, and air. The opening solo should be shouted, creating the image of a vast river valley. If preferable, use two singers in unison on this opening solo. The metric, light swiftness of the 6/8 “pair by pair” section should unfold into an airy harmonic wash that shifts quietly beneath the return of the solo. This back-up choral pianissimo, sung with precise intonation, is challenging yet necessary to support the clustered harmonies that bring this “sighting of bird flight” to its ephemeral finish.

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