In the Midst of Spoils: A Composition for Mixed Chorus (SATB) and Small Instrumental Ensemble
Description:
In the Midst of Spoils is a setting, for SATB choir and small instrumental ensemble, of the poem "Blight," by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson's poem contrasts modern man's exploitative attitude toward nature with the more reverent attitude assumed by ancient or primitive cultures. This setting is in a single movement, approximately twenty minutes in duration, consisting of fifteen distinct sections.
Date:
August 1991
Creator:
Norris, Thomas B.
Partner:
UNT Libraries