"Strange Voices Sing Among the Planets" [Peter Fischer]

"Strange Voices Sing Among the Planets" [Peter Fischer]

First line of lyrics: Strange voices sing among the planets which

Fischer, Peter; music (American, born 1956)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

2010 [composition] [publication] [copyright]; 2020 [publication] [copyright]

Crystalline Sky Music, LLC [2010]; Indianapolis: Colla Voce Music, LLC [2020]

genre: choral music|song

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Strange voices sing among the planets which'"

Tempo markings: "Lento"; quarter note = 64

Performance instructions: The 2010 score is for "SSATB and Piano," though with divisi for other voices. The 2020 publication is "For SATB div. Voices with Piano Accompaniment" and identical to the 2010 score.

Recordings: "Strange Voices Sing Among the Planets, For SATB Choir." Performance by University of Arizona Symphonic Choir, Elizabeth Schauer, director. SoundCloud, uploaded by Peter Fischer 75, 10 Apr. 2015, https://soundcloud.com/peter-fischer-75/strange-voices-sing-among-the-planets-for-satb-choir. Accessed 18 Feb. 2021.

Dedication: "For Tristan Frampton and Elizabeth Schauer" (2020)

Notes: In the section "About the Work" in the 2010 score, it states: "The text is a mysterious and beautiful poem by Christina Rossetti—at times dark and fathomless, and at others energetic, earth-based, and universal in its affirmation of light over darkness, and of the spirit-life out beyond what Rossetti (or any of us) can know. | The piano is an integral part of expressing this wonderful text--it serves as both sparks of light and as a dark underpinning to the entire work. The setting is also available in SSA and SSAA arrangements (both with piano)."

Format 1: musical score

12 pages; performance time 4 minutes and 20 seconds (2010). 12 pages (2020)

Cataloguer: Baylie Karperien, University of Ottawa

musical score (2010): "Scores and Audio 2." Peter Fischer, https://www.collavoce.com/zoo/item/strange-voices-sing-among-the-planets-43-96800. Accessed 18 February 2021.

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Score and Audio 2." Peter Fischer Music, http://www.peterfischermusic.com/scores-and-audio-2.html. Accessed 18 February 2021 (2010). "Strange Voices Sing Among the Planets." Colla Voce Music LLC, https://www.collavoce.com/zoo/item/strange-voices-sing-among-the-planets-43-96800. Accessed 16 February 2021 (2020).

Record: CRM-strangevoices-fischer

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