The Fallow Ground: A Composition for Pierrot Ensemble with Percussion and Male Voice
Description:
The inspiration for The Fallow Ground is the time period of the Second Great Awakening (1790-1840s) and, in particular, the life and impact of one of the period's central figures: Charles Grandison Finney. Finney was a lawyer-turned-evangelist whose preaching style led to explosive and emotional conversions and helped spread the fire of revival throughout the state of New York and eventually throughout the country. In The Fallow Ground I have taken different events from Finney's life and the re…
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Date:
May 2011
Creator:
Thomas, Paul David
Partner:
UNT Libraries