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Bright star of eve
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Bright star of eve by Charles Gounod — Lyrics
Bright star of eve, that sendest thy softening ray,
Through the dim twilight of this nether sky,
I hail thy beam like rising of the day!
Hast thou a home for me when I shall die?
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About Bright star of eve
Charles Gounod's Bright Star of Eve paints a poignant scene of longing and hope, set in the fading twilight. The text questions the afterlife, seeking a place where love, faith, and truth may reside, and where the departed can be reunited with cherished loved ones. This setting for double SATB chorus captures the reflective and searching mood of the words, offering a rich and sonorous exploration of the text's spiritual and emotional questions. Its grand scale makes it suitable for a choir that can bring out the drama and pathos inherent in Gounod's writing.
