REQUIEM
- Well of Souls
Nigel Shaw
THE
WELL OF SOULS Requiem is based in part on the classical
form of Mass for the Dead. However, this work is not dedicated
to any specific religion but to a wider honouring of spirit.
Much of the inspiration for the essence of this music was
drawn from the requiem of the French composer Maurice Duruflé.
He, along with Fauré, broke the accepted pattern of previous
requiems by evoking feelings of love and hope in our passing,
instead of fear and judgement. The Well of Souls Requiem
is a personal interpretation of the journey through death
yet this music is as much a celebration of life as a song
for the dead. The literal translation of the Latin 'Requiem'
is rest.
The EAGLE'S GIFT is the precious gift of life, the place
from which the Requiem unfolds. Like water, the spirit is
drawn from the WELL OF SOULS to experience life's moments
of ecstasy and despair. A PRAYER is offered up that all
may live and die with dignity, and honour this HALLOWED
EARTH. The fragile being desires SANCTUARY, and calls out
for a place of safety, until at death the soul tenderly
whispers unto itself, REST GENTLE HEART, Compassion, forgiveness
and MERCY are the graces which we can bestow upon ourselves.
Together all living beings face the infinite and ETERNAL,
moving beyond light and dark. OPEN and released, the soul
takes flight on the everlasting quest for the SPIRIT OF
EDEN.
Performed on piano and keyboards, wooden flutes, traditional
whistles, and gentle percussion. The vocals were performed
by Carolyn Hillyer.
Total album duration 65 minutes.
Requiem is available on CD for £13
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