IF THEN THE LIGHT (2022) EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH33635 Phillip Faber Chorus Score
Phillip Faber
IF THEN THE LIGHT
Treble Voice Choir (SSAAA)
Or Five Voices
(2022)
Lyrics Helene Johanne Christensen
Duration: c. 5´10 mins
CHORUS SCORE
Theworkmustbesungwithintensityandsimultaneityinthe chordallayers,supportingthehorizontallineinthecantus firmusinsoprano2andalto3.
ThetextcomesfromHeleneJohanneChristensen'sbeautiful poetrycollectionSAMMENFALDfrom2021.
Theweightlesstoneofthetextisnocoincidence.Thepoemis amirrorofMatthewchapter6,verse23,whereitsays:
'Ifthenthelightwithinyouisdarkness, howgreatisthatdarkness!' Matthew6:23
HeleneJohanneChristensendoesnotletthatpassagestand unchallenged.Sheliftsitoutofthepastandintoherown language.Sheinsistsonlookingthedarknessintheeyeand writessomewherethesefourlines,whicharealsothetextof thepresentwork:
Ifthenthelightwithinme isdarkness Iwilllearntolovethatdarkness asifitwerelight
HeleneJohanneChristensen
PhillipFaberCopyright © 2022 Edition Wilhelm Hansen A/S, Copenhagen
Music engraving in Sibelius
Publisher´s editor Katrine Gregersen Dal
Edition Wilhelm Hansen, A/S Bornholmsgade 1A 1266 København K Denmark
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Alto1 Alto2 Alto3
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PhillipFaber,2022 Lyrics:HeleneJohanneChristensen,2021
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