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Bell Song
Staff Notation • Secular, Art songs
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Bell Song by Barbara Rosen — Lyrics
Chant:
High in the tall church tower,
Signed with the mystic sign,
Theirs since the days of chrism,
The oil and salt and wine,
The great bells wait in silence
Through the long death of night,
For resurrection triumph
And resurrection light.
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About Bell Song
Barbara Rosen's Bell Song is a secular art song for SATB choir. The text is in English and evokes the powerful imagery of church bells. It begins with a chant-like section, describing the bells waiting in silence through the night for a triumphant resurrection and light. This gives way to a polyphonic section that personifies the bells as named figures, calling them to ring out their joyful cry of peace on earth. The music likely reflects these contrasting moods, from quiet anticipation to exultant proclamation.
