Description: Although composed for a video game, this African-flavored modern masterpiece has taken on a life of its own in pop culture as well as on the concert stage. This transcription by Matt Conaway matches the original orchestration and is compatible with the composer's own version for chorus. Performed with or without chorus, the effect is dramatic and moving. (MusicWorks)
Description: Although composed for a video game, this African-flavored modern masterpiece has taken on a life of its own in pop culture as well as on the concert stage. This transcription by Matt Conaway matches the original orchestration and is compatible with the composer's own version for chorus. Performed with or without chorus, the effect is dramatic and moving. (MusicWorks)
Description: Although composed for a video game, this African-flavored modern masterpiece has taken on a life of its own in pop culture as well as on the concert stage. This transcription by Matt Conaway matches the original orchestration and is compatible with the composer's own version for chorus. Performed with or without chorus, the effect is dramatic and moving. (MusicWorks)
Description: Emily Dickinson's poem on the fragility of nature, as well as our own hand in its destruction, finds a elegiac tone in this original piece from “Baba Yetu” composer Christopher Tin. Palo Alto High School, Tin's alma mater, commissioned this deeply melodic composition in celebration of their centennial in 2018.
Description: “I Shall Not See the Shadows” is based on Christina Rossetti's poem “When I Am Dead My Dearest.” It portrays death at its most indifferent--unnoticed, unheralded, unremembered. It suggests that forgetting is a form of extinction, too--that the finality of species lies not in the death of its last remaining members, but in the failure to preserve their memory.
Description: “Iza Ngomso” is the fourth movement of Christopher Tin's major work The Drop That Contained the Sea, and is based on water in one of its unique naturally occuring states. In the case of “Iza Ngomso”, a piece about clouds, the text is derived from an unusual translation of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem “Keramos”: translated into Xhosa, one of the national languages of South Africa (and one of the African dialects that features prominent 'click' sounds).
Description: “Kia Hora Te Marino” is a setting of a traditional Maori blessing. While the opening wordless chorus is evocative of the maritime imagery found in much Maori writing, the song also makes use of two traditional forms of oratory: the haka, a ritualistic choreographed group dance, and the whaikorero, a form of speechmaking used to unite the collective will of the people. This is the twelfth movement of the song cycle Calling All Dawns - Part III: Day.
Description: To Shiver the Sky is an oratorio about the history of flight, and mankind's quest to conquer the heavens. Told through the words of 11 of our greatest astronomers, inventors, visionaries and pilots, it charts our relentless need to explore the universe, defy our earthly bonds, reach for the face of God, and ultimately claim our place among the stars. It is sung in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, Polish, Russian, and Sanskrit. This is the first movement of the work entitled, “Sogno di Volare.”
“Sogno di Volare” is a setting of modern-Italian adaptations of Leonardo da Vinci's writings on flight. It was originally composed as the theme song to the video game Civilization VI. The piece is based around the concept of exploration: both physically, in seeking out new lands, but also intellectually, in seeking out new frontiers of science, technology, and humanities. (Originally published under Item #00275228)
Description: The sweeping and grand scope of Sid Meier's Civilization VI video game is captured beautifully by Christopher Tin's anthem-like composition. This version for flexible instrumentation effectively retains the drama and emotional impact of the original.
Description: From the popular and long-standing “Civilization” video game franchise, Sogne di Volare is the stirring and popular theme from Civilization VI. This powerful adaptation is taken directly from the original version and is compatible with the composer's own arrangement for choir. Whether performed with band alone or with the addition of voices, this is a stunningly beautiful concert work portraying a sense of conquest and wonder. Dur: 4:00
Description: From the popular and long-standing “Civilization” video game franchise, Sogne di Volare is the stirring and popular theme from Civilization VI. This powerful adaptation is taken directly from the original version and is compatible with the composer's own arrangement for choir. Whether performed with band alone or with the addition of voices, this is a stunningly beautiful concert work portryaing a sense of conquest and wonder. Dur: 4:00
Description: The official theme music for Sid Meier's Civilization VI video game, Sogno di Volare (“The Dream of Flight”) beautifully captures a sense of conquest and wonder. This is powerful and dramatic music for the field!
Description: The official theme music for Sid Meier's Civilization VI video game, Sogno di Volare (The Dream of Flight) beautifully captures a sense of conquest and wonder. This is powerful and dramatic music for the field!
Description: From the popular and long-standing Civilization video game franchise, Sogne di Volare is the stirring and popular theme from Civilization VI. This powerful adaptation is taken directly from the original version and is compatible with the composer's own arrangement for choir. Whether performed with band alone or with the addition of voices, this is a stunningly beautiful concert work portryaing a sense of conquest and wonder. Dur: 4:00
