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Timothy C. Takach
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Things Worth Praising
An honoring of the world around us and the goodness we receive from it.
SATB, a cappella
“Things Worth Praising” extols the virtues of all things in the world, from the weather to astronomy, from the synchronized workings of nature to birdsong, from the companionship of animals to the connection between humans. Sensitive, powerful, intellectual and moving, Takach has created music that will touch the heart and stay with you. The contrapuntal development section in the middle wonderfully contrasts the gorgeous homophony that grounds us at the open and the close of the piece.
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Rain. Soft rain. Hard pelting rain. Sleet and snow.
Clouds: white, grey, dark. A spring breeze.
The predictability of stars and moon and sun.
Green small hills. Craggy slopes. Granite cliffs.
Topsoil deep and rich. The melody of rivers.
The power of tides. The cycle of change.
Industry of bee and worm. Sweet fruit that follows.
Microbes that make cheese. Ones that cure us.
Profound cooperation that begets lichen.
Birdsong carried on wind. The shadow of a horse
against a limestone wall. A dog’s warmth.
Blood. Flesh. Bones. Hearts. Breath.
A friend’s hand, reaching out for help or tea.
A sigh, a song, an honest smile, a body dancing.
Everything that connects and is connected. Everything.
– Patricia Monaghan, “Things Worth Praising” from Sanctuary, used with permission.
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