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In the beginning of class today we talked about Solomon’s Song of Songs. We reviewed text from the piece “Colloquy of Bride and Friends” and how the song related to the bible, love, and other themes of common music. The text reflects Gods love for the church with the metaphors of love for “him” which… Continue reading Solomon’s Song of Songs

Today, we discussed JEPTHA. At first, I have not heard of this story so I was intrigued to learn. After going over the story of the judge. it was interesting to see how after winning the battle, his vow was a sacrifice. There was little detail to him as to what it would be to… Continue reading Georg Friedrich Handel “JEPTHA”

In class today we listened to the video “Aaron Copland in the Beginning, San Diego Pro Arte Voices”. This innovative and creative piece had a smooth serene melody which had a unique theme. The voices were very divided and the voices went from originally being smooth to quickly picking up with a more intense speed… Continue reading Aaron Copland