Rising for viola

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Notes

I met a violist at a Worcester gig who told me that “I Rise” by Maya Angelou was her favorite poem. I was moved by its power and so wrote this, in four sections, reminiscent of a Bach Suite.

The section titles come from lines in the poem:

1. Like dust, I’ll rise
2. With the certainty of tides…i’ll rise
3. Does my sassiness…my haughtiness…my sexiness upset you?
4. Out of the huts…I rise…I am the dream and the hope…I rise

This version for viola is my original concept. I’ve also adapted Rising for cello.

Part of the Poetry-Inspired Music collection

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