Manhattan Beach Music / MBM / 9781599132281
Reflections on the Death of the Beloved
$365.00
Matthew Peterson
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In October 2007 I began writing a new work for symphonic band. At that time I planned to write two movements for band inspired by Norse mythology. One would be a meditation on the tragic story of Balder, and I immediately began sketches on a deep lament for the brass choir.
Over the past several years, six young people who were part of my community died before their time. They were lost to accidents, crime, disease, and war. Two passed immediately after I began work on this piece. As I reflected, the lament took on new meaning, and the music took new directions.
When it came time to name my work, I tried to think of titles that would hide or soften the serious and personal thoughts that informed the composition. But nothing but Reflections on the Death of the Beloved seemed honest.
It is painful when lives are lost to tragedy, especially when those lives are young. They have gone on to realms unknown and we cannot yet follow. But we remember, and we love, in whatever ways we can.
Level: 6
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