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Jocelyn Hagen

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). She is a pioneer in the field of composition, pushing the expectations of musicians and audiences with large-scale multimedia works, electro-acoustic music, dance, opera, and publishing. Her first forays into composition were via...

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Prayer

Name: Prayer
SKU: JH-C006
Availability: InStock

Jocelyn Hagen

Simple and eloquent, with beautiful tone clusters at the end.

Choral

treble choir

1-2 instruments, piano

moderate

secular

Difficulty: 3

Duration: less than 3 min.

JH-C006

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SA divisi choir, violin, and piano

A universal message of hope, faith, light, joy, and love is the centerpiece of this lovely piece for women’s choir, violin and piano. It works well for developing choristers, especially ifthey have never sung tone clusters before.

Composer’s Notes

With a few tweaks, a flute could easily be substituted for the violin. Simply omit measures 24 and 25, as well as the first beat of m. 26.

– Jocelyn Hagen

Text

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

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