Solo piano (Solo) SKU: OU.9780193722491
Composed by Michael Berkeley. Piano (Solo). 16 pages. Duration 15'. Oxford University Press #9780193722491. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193722491). ISBN 9780193722491. 12 x 8 inches.
A work in three contrasting sections, each reflecting a mood of Wilfred Owen's poem of the same name. The first depicts the 'strangeness' of the meeting ' . . . Down some profound tunnel', and the second portrays the viciousness of war with violent, jabbing rhythms. This leads directly into a concluding chorale-like movement in which a kind of peace is attained, echoing the closing words of the poem 'Let us sleep now . . .'.