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Heart of Spring
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Heart of Spring by Mark Chapman — Lyrics
O HEART of Spring!
Spirit of light and love and joyous day
So soon to faint beneath the fiery Summer:
Still smiles the Earth, eager for thee alway:
Welcome art thou, so ever short thy stay,
Thou bold, thou blithe newcomer!
Whither, oh whither this thy journeying,
O Heart of Spring!
O Heart of Spring!
After the stormy days of Winter's reign
When the keen winds their last lament are sighing
The Sun shall raise thee up to life again:
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About Heart of Spring
Mark Chapman’s Heart of Spring opens with a flowing, imitative texture, the SATB voices weaving together to create a sense of burgeoning life. The English text, a secular poem, celebrates the fleeting arrival of spring, personifying it as a spirit of light and love. The music captures both the joy of its arrival and the poignancy of its brief stay, with moments of gentle sadness reflecting on its inevitable departure and its connection to youth. Chapman's setting makes full use of the choir's four parts to depict the changing moods of the season and the evocative imagery of the text, creating a piece that is both musically engaging and textually rich.
