My Flight for Heaven
Charm Me Asleep
by Z. Randall Stroope
4-Part - Sheet Music

SATB choir, piano and oboe (SATB choir)

SKU: AN.AMP-0956

Charm Me Asleep. Composed by Z. Randall Stroope. Octavo. Alliance Music Publications #AMP 0956. Published by Alliance Music Publications (AN.AMP-0956).

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Robert Herrick was born in August 1591 as one of seven children into an affluentLondon family of goldsmiths. Clergyman and poet, he is well known for such quotesas tears are the noble language of the eyes and who covets more is evermore aslave.

Of the 17^th century English poets, Herrick's poetry has the closest kinship withmusic. In shoft, his poety is song-like, lyrical and melodious. My Flight for Heaven(To Music, to becalm his Fever) was written about 1660, and reflects Herrick'smarriage of music and poetry, both title and application.

At its most basic level, this is a poem of passage with music as the embracingcatalyst. Memory research says that the last thing a person recognizes is touch andmusic. Music can distract, quiet the mind, make us laugh, remind us of pastexperience or relationships, soothe our soul, or transport us to another place.

Poetic interpretations are inherently limited (not in number, but in accuracy) unlessgiven by the poet. Nevertheless, the multiplicity of interpretations in this work isindicative of the poem's greatness. Robert Herrick, often referred to as asongwriter poet embraces music as a charm with mystical power to melt painand bring delight and anticipation to the soul's flight to another place. Let thatsimplicity of thought absorb into each listener's psyche, still the mind and soul longenough in a media driven existence to realize the fragility and purpose of life. And,in so doing, live a life more fulfilling.