Spring Quiet (2012)
For SSAATTBB or Unison Chorus and Piano, 3.5′
Commissioned by the First Universalist Singers of Denver
On “Spring Quiet” by Christina Rossetti
First Universalist Cantabile Choir; Sarah Libert, piano; John Hubert, Director
Spring Quiet PDF
For SSAATTBB or Unison Chorus and Piano, 3.5′, “Spring Quiet” evokes the shady pleasures of a spring afternoon spent in solitude. To order, choose your voicing and indicate the number of copies needed for your choir.
About the Music
Christina Rossetti’s simple poem “Spring Quiet” evokes the shady pleasures of a spring afternoon spent in solitude. Its imagery includes a “robin,” a “thrush,” a “cool green house,” and even “whispering” air, enticing us to rest peacefully. The sea, perhaps representing the rush of the outside world, sounds faintly in the distance. I interpret Rossetti’s vision as an invitation to find a quiet space within ourselves despite the chaos around us.