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Jocelyn Hagen
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On My Dreams (SATB)
Accessible and fun, this setting of Yeats is a favorite of high school and college choirs.
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On My Dreams
SATB div. choir, piano, opt. trap set
“On My Dreams” was commissioned by my hometown high school choir, under the direction of my high school choir conductor, Cindy Peterson, for their annual POPS concert. To fit into that concert, I wanted to ensure that the melody was easily singable and was infused with elements of pop music. The challenging and rhythmic piano part provides a groove underneath that can be heightened by the addition of a trap set. High school choirs really enjoy singing this piece, and the text is especially appropriate for the end of the school year.
Composer’s Notes
The trap set part is not notated. Listen to the recording by the Armstrong High School Choir, under the direction of Stephanie Trump, for a great example. Improvisation encouraged!
– Jocelyn Hagen
Text
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light;
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
– William Butler Yeats
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