I Seek Rest for my Lonely Heart
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I Seek Rest for my Lonely Heart utilizes modal scales throughout (Dorian and Aeolian) to give it a quasi-medieval atmosphere. This seemed appropriate given the ancient Chinese text used as the lyrical basis of the composition. (The words were taken from The Chinese Flute – an anthology of ancient Chinese poetry.) The poem is a soliloquy describing one who seeks out the peace, beauty, and calm of nature to renew a distressed inner soul.
The monophonic texture used at the beginning for male voices was intended to make it sound somewhat similar to a medieval chant melody. The texture then expands to two voices (for female voices) and then to 4 parts for all singers as it rises to an emotional climax at the end.
The monophonic texture used at the beginning for male voices was intended to make it sound somewhat similar to a medieval chant melody. The texture then expands to two voices (for female voices) and then to 4 parts for all singers as it rises to an emotional climax at the end.
- Mark Dal Porto
