Crossing the Bar Divisi - Sheet Music
20681796
Crossing the Bar
20681796
20681796
20681796
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SATB choir (divisi) unaccompanied - Intermediate
SKU: EC.1-3501
Composed by Anthony Bernarducci. Secular, Funeral, 21st Century. Octavo. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.3501. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1-3501).ISBN 600313135019. UPC: 600313135019. English.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) wrote Crossing the Bar in 1889, only a few years before his death. Although it was not his last poem, he requested that Crossing the Bar appear as the final poem in all collections of his work. This poem describes a person not only at peace, but also perhaps awaiting the time of eternal rest and peace. The journey begins at sunset in a minor mode and finishes in the relative major after having crossed the bar. Both the first C minor chord and the final E-flat major chord have an added F-natural meant to represent the initial call which has guided the protagonist’s journey toward seeing his pilot face to face.
