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Eric William Barnum
A conductor and composer, Eric William Barnum continues to passionately seek new ground in the choral field. Working with choirs of all kinds, his collaborative leitmotif endeavors to provide intensely meaningful experiences for singers and audiences. Barnum is currently the Director of Choral Activities at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and previously, the Director...
Eric William Barnum
Corpus Christi
A deeply mystical setting of the otherworldly anonymous ancient English poem.
SATB a cappella
With strong influences to antique styles, this piece draws upon the metaphysical and metaphoric nature of transcendental early English poetry to create an ethereal and haunting image. One can almost hear ancient and dark Carols ring forth throughout as melodies weave and soar above a glass-like musical architecture. The nostalgia is thick and evident in its wistful harmonies and strange poetic depictions.
Text
Lully, lulley! lully lulley!
The faucon hath born my make away!
He bare him up, he bare him down,
He bare him into an orchard brown.
In that orchard there was an halle
That was hangéd with purple and pall.
And in that hall there was a bed,
It was hangéd with gold sa red.
And in that bed there li’th a knight,
His woundés bleeding day and night.
At that bed’s foot there li’th a hound
Licking the blood as it runs down.
By that bed-side kneeleth a may,
And she weepeth both night and day.
And at that bed’s head standeth a stone
“Corpus Christi” written thereon.
Lully, lulley! lully lulley!
The faucon hath born my make away!
– Anonymous
The faucon hath born my make away!
He bare him up, he bare him down,
He bare him into an orchard brown.
In that orchard there was an halle
That was hangéd with purple and pall.
And in that hall there was a bed,
It was hangéd with gold sa red.
And in that bed there li’th a knight,
His woundés bleeding day and night.
At that bed’s foot there li’th a hound
Licking the blood as it runs down.
By that bed-side kneeleth a may,
And she weepeth both night and day.
And at that bed’s head standeth a stone
“Corpus Christi” written thereon.
Lully, lulley! lully lulley!
The faucon hath born my make away!
– Anonymous
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