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I understood
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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I understood by Jennifer Bastable — Lyrics
I understood the rest too well,
And all their thoughts have come to be
Clear as grey seaweed in the swell
Of a sunny shallow sea.
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About I understood
Jennifer Bastable’s SSATB setting of I Understood opens with a clear, imitative texture, reflecting the text’s initial sense of clarity and understanding. The music gradually unfolds to depict the mystery and allure of the unknown, a spiritual contrast to the mundane. The composer skillfully uses the four-part harmony to evoke the sea and its depths, with richer chords and perhaps more complex melodic lines illustrating the difficulty of comprehending a particular individual’s spirit. This secular partsong is ideal for an advanced choir seeking to explore a range of expressive possibilities within a contemporary idiom, offering a thoughtful musical interpretation of enigmatic human connection.
