Keen, Fitful Gusts
Rebekah Driscoll
About this work:
The text for "Keen, Fitful Gusts" is a poem by John Keats which illustrates the power of the mind to create a world for itself. Keats describes a traveler, walking a great distance in very bad weather, who is nevertheless content because his mind is filled with poems he has read. The first half of the piece depicts the violent weather and the long journey; the second half, which is gentle and tonal, represents the world inside the traveler's head.
Year composed: 2005
Duration: 00:02:00
Ensemble type: Chorus, with or without Solo Voices:Chorus, Unaccompanied
Instrumentation: 2 S, 1 A, 1 T, 1 B