Arcana Coelestia XIV-XXIII
Thomas Howard Bramel
About this work:
In his twelve volume work Arcana Coelestia, Swedenborg explains the internal meaning of Geneses and Exodus. In this music the first day is described recounting its outer sense then an angelic voice offers a deeper understanding.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
And the earth was a void and emptiness,
And thick darkness was upon the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the faces of the waters
And God said Let there be light.
And there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good;
And God distinguished between the light and the darkness
And God called the light day and the darkness He called night
And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The heavens and the earth!
The spiritual and the worldly!
The soul and the body!
This is our beginning!
Year composed: 1998
Duration: 00:05:37
Ensemble type: Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources:Prerecorded Sound
Instrumentation: 1 Strings (General), ,1 Soprano soloist(s), ,1 Narrator soloist(s), 1 Prerecorded Sound (Tape/CD/Other)