Has the Rain a Father? [Piano OR Guitar]
Classical Guitar - Digital Sheet Music

Instrumental Duet Guitar,Instrumental Duet,Piano - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.596568

Composed by Juan María Solare. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 9 pages. Juan Maria Solare #4717703. Published by Juan Maria Solare (A0.596568).

Has the Rain a Father?

This piece exists in two versions:

Piano solo

Guitar solo (without or with electronic sounds)

The piano version has no huge secrets (to clarify: the pedal is used da capo al fine without interruption).

The guitar version is written in three keys: E, G and A (Dorian). The performer may choose one or another score at their convenience.

The guitar version can also use effects of all kinds, or amplifiers that are not always used in classical music.

At the end of 2019 an album will be released on Spotify and other online music platforms with both versions of the piece (solo piano and acoustic guitar with electronic sounds).

As an example of the amplitude that the composer expects from the performers: in this record production, the guitar signal is split in two parts, panned to the right and left, and different types of effects are applied to each channel (chorus, delay, reverb of different kinds and with different parameters). The original guitar signal is also in the center. Of course, there are also the electronic sounds themselves.

A preliminary version can be heard here:

https://juanmariasolare.bandcamp.com/album/has-the-rain-a-father

Has the Rain a Father? is a quote from the bible, specifically from the book of Job 38:28. It is part of a series of rhetorical questions that tend to convince Job of his ignorance.

Has the Rain a Father? was composed in Bremen (Germany) on March 17, 2019 (plus details to the piano part on March 27). Its duration is about 4:30.

I asked some people about the wording of the title. Among the meaningful answers:

 

Which wording is better, "Has the rain a Father?" or "Does the Rain have a father?" (Bible, Job, 38:28). It will be used as the title of a music piece for piano.

"Has the Rain a Father?" is slightly unusual, and thus is attention-grabbing, something you want in a title. It sounds more biblical, calling attention to the allusion. In ordinary speech the "Does the . . ." version is more common, but for a title you don’t necessarily want common. (Johnny Wilson, former Writer and Magazine Editor (1973-1999))