Musical Work / Ouvrage musical Ensemble Type solo Instrumentation cello / violoncelle Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Theme and Variations on "Draw the Sacred Circle" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hailstork, Adolphus (b. 1941) Description An account of the resource Black composer Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III's compositional style blends musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. <br /><br />The <a href="https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/theme-and-variations-on-draw-the-sacred-circle-closer-sheet-music/19952311">publisher's website</a> shares the following notes on Theme and Variations "Draw the Sacred Circle": "Cello is the perfect instrument to showcase through this fascinating set of variations on a theme of universal unity. The cello's range and tone evoke the baritone voice, and its facility in contrapuntal playing allows for polyphony in the manner of Bach's cello suites. The theme (sounding like a spiritual) is actually the final chorus of the composer's "Earthrise," a profoundly bold cantata using Schiller's "Ode to Joy" as text, and full of allusions to all four movements of Beethoven's ninth symphony. Hailstork's "Earthrise" features a festival chorus singing in German, alternating with an African-American chorus singing in English with vernacular verve. The choruses ultimately unite to end the cantata together with "Draw the Sacred Circle Closer," a translation of lines from Schiller's "Ode to Joy." For advanced cellists." Duration: 10.5 minutes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Adolphus Hailstork (personal website), <a href="https://www.adolphushailstork.com/">https://www.adolphushailstork.com/</a> Adolphus Hailstork (Wikipedia), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphus_Hailstork">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphus_Hailstork</a> Adolphus Hailstork, Theme and Variations on 'Draw the Sacred Circle Closer' (score), <a href="https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/theme-and-variations-on-draw-the-sacred-circle-closer-sheet-music/19952311">https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/theme-and-variations-on-draw-the-sacred-circle-closer-sheet-music/19952311</a> Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun, "Adolphus Hailstork Theme and Variation on Draw the Sacred Circle Closer" (YouTube), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEnNxlMiIg&amp;ab_channel=KristenYeon-JiYun">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEnNxlMiIg&amp;ab_channel=KristenYeon-JiYun</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000- Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Theodore Presser Company Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 10-20 minutes 10-20 minutes 2000- cello / violoncelle Hailstork, Adolphus (b. 1941) solo