This Is Thy Hour
by Michael John Trotta
Divisi - Sheet Music

SATB choir (divisi), piano, and optional treble choir - Early Intermediate

SKU: EC.1.3581

Composed by Michael John Trotta. 21st Century. Octavo. Duration 4 minutes, 30 seconds. Galaxy Music Corporation #1.3581. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.3581).

UPC: 600313135811. English.

This piece may be performed as part of a collection of four Whitman settings under the master title This Is Thy Hour. A majestic opening heralds the hour that unfolds to a rhythmic ostinato that acts as the underpinning for the text of This Is Thy Hour. A plaintive middle section contrasts with legato vocal lines for the text “thee fully forth emerging.” The work concludes revisiting the opening material, and ends with triumphant, homophonic chords before ending with a restatement of the softer middle section, expressing the wonder of that which the poet loves best. Duration: 4:30.