This Marriage

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By Eric Whitacre

This piece of Whitacre is one of his easier works to perform. Although the dynamics require some attention, the vocal parts themselves are not hard. Maybe the fact that there are no measures is a little bit difficult at first, but that also makes the text 'flow' better in the...

music.

The product itself just looks like a photocopy of an original, but all the parts are clear, and the order arrived in a timely fashion.

This piece, unlike many of Whitacre's compositions, is very simply written. However, its style commands a more advanced performance; otherwise, the full meaning of the text wouldn't be very convincing. This is one of my favorites of his--A truly beautiful work that's worth every second of...

preparation.

like all pieces by e. whitacre this also is a extraordinary piece of music. the text is a wedding blessing, and the music is wonderfully flowing if done correctly. a nice contrast to the usual bombasto-wedding-music. i only rated it 4 stars because it depends heavily on the...

setting - if the acoustics are too "dry", you won't be able to spread the full magic of the music. also it is kind of repeating it's musical theme once too often - for me. there is a wonderful recording available sung by polyphony.

Between the beautiful poetry and the music itself, you can't lose.