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Echo Song
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Echo Song by Wilbur Fisk Heath — Lyrics
Echo in the forest dwells,
Haunting every leafy shade,
And her silvery music swells
Sweetly through the glade;
Answering our tones of mirth,
Like some faroff child of earth;
Hear her now with cadence sweet,
Fill the forest’s dark retreat.
Every feeling of the heart—
Pleasure’s laugh or sorrow’s moan—
By some strange and subtle art
Answers in her tone;
Every soul her music hears,
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About Echo Song
Wilbur Fisk Heath's Echo Song is a charming four-part invention for SATB choir, set to a delightful English text. The music explores the concept of an echo, with voices weaving in and out, imitating and responding to each other, much like the natural phenomenon itself. The text paints a picture of a forest spirit whose voice reverberates through the trees, mirroring the emotions of those who call out. It moves from the simple beauty of the forest sound to the deeper resonance of human feelings, finding an answer for both laughter and tears. The choir is invited to call out to the echo, urging it to join in celebrating the joy of spring, creating a lively and engaging musical dialogue.
