Choral Choir (SATB) - Level 5 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1023766
Composed by Christian Humcke. A Cappella,Contemporary. Octavo. 11 pages. Christian Humcke #6404851. Published by Christian Humcke (A0.1023766).
Instrumentation: SATB a cappella choir (with divisi)
Duration: 6'
Completed: January 2017
I wrote the poem The Landowner a few years ago in a poetry class at my undergraduate alma mater, Bucknell University. When I heard that there was an opportunity to write for a student formed choir at Peabody, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to set one of my previously written poems to music. I looked back at poems which I had written, and came across The Landowner. It continues to intrigue me to this day since I am still uncertain as to what it is about. This enigmatic, earthy, and hauntingly repetitive poem poses more questions than it does provide answers. This is something which fascinates me, and which I sought to depict in the music.
The Landowner:
The landowner sends out his three servants.
Each go to work in separate fields;
To rake the leaves,
to harvest the crops,
to pluck the fruits from the tree.
Working endlessly,
They turn their heads from each other.
They refuse to help,
they refuse to talk.
Good work is done,
but for what purpose?
The landowner plucks fresh leaves
from a papaya tree.
Although he is blind,
he still sees the sun.
The mooing of cows and
crowing of roosters ceases.
He stands in the shade,
waiting for his servants.
They offer him papaya,
He shakes his head
