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Bells of dream-land
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Bells of dream-land by James Holmes Rosecrans — Lyrics
On that far off shore of being,
Whence the subtlest feelings flow,
Listen to the mystic pealing,
From the land of dream and glow.
Peal, O sweettoned bells of dreamland,
Far beyond life’s restless flow,
Soft thy tones are sinking, swelling,
As the winds of fancy blow.
Undefined, elusive ever,
Fairy echoes fill the air,
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About Bells of dream-land
James Holmes Rosecrans wrote this partsong for SATB voices. The English text evokes a mystical, dreamlike landscape, a place "Whence the subtlest feelings flow" and "the land of dream and glow." The composer captures this ethereal atmosphere with a flowing melody and harmonic language that gently swells and recedes, mirroring the "subtlest feelings" and "fairy echoes" described in the lyrics. The music conjures images of "purple waves forever flowing" and "birds of more than mortal beauty," creating a serene and imaginative sonic world that transports the listener to a realm of pure fancy and beauty.
