A Song for St. Cecilia's Day (Fine, Vivian)
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1. Chorus: From harmony, from Heav’nly harmony
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2. Chorus: What passion cannot music raise and quell
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3. Soprano solo: The soft complaining flute
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4. Chorus: Sharp violins proclaim
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5. Baritone solo: But Oh! what art can teach
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6. Soprano & Baritone duet: Orpheus could lead the savage race
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7. Grand Chorus: As from the pow’r of sacred lays
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Bennington College and University of Vermont choruses
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vivian Fine, conducting
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Sheet Music
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Complete score
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Parts
Violins I, II
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Violas, Cellos
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General Information
| Work Title | A Song for St. Cecilia's Day |
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| Composer | Fine, Vivian |
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| Movements/Sections | 7 sections
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1985 |
| First Performance | 1985-10-25 in Burlington, Vermont; Bennington College and University of Vermont choruses, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vivian Fine, conducting |
| Librettist | John Dryden |
| Language | English |
| Average Duration | 26 minutes |
| Piece Style | Modern |
| Instrumentation | soprano and baritone soloists, mixed chorus, string orchestra, and two trumpets |
Misc. Comments
Commissioned by Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont, in honor of its 60th anniversary, with a grant from the Vermont Council for the Arts.
Though the structure of the piece resembles a Handel oratorio, the music is not related to Handel’s famous setting of the Dryden text—Fine deliberately did not familiarize herself with that piece, although she acknowledges Handel in a couple of brief quotes and in a gentle spoof (in section 2) of his text-settings. The work begins with a transcendent setting of the opening lines, “From harmony, from heavenly harmony, this universal frame began.” Moods of reverence, humor, and drama alternate throughout the piece. The closing section recasts the opening chorus for Dryden’s triumphant final stanza.
- REVIEW
Fine has written a piece of enduring impact. The lyrics have lasted 298 years and the music might be good for at least that period. Fine writes thoughtfully for voices yet with an appreciation of the origin of the words….The writing for instruments was supportive and the trumpet fanfare glorious.
–John Donoghue, The Burlington Free Press, October 26, 1985
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