Song of the Sky Loom
Frank Ferko
Ferko was inspired to write Song of the Sky Loom for his dear friend, Don Roberts', 75th birthday. Written using English translations of Tewa texts, this work explores the American Southwest Pueblo people and their customs. The music …
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Ferko was inspired to write Song of the Sky Loom for his dear friend, Don Roberts', 75th birthday. Written using English translations of Tewa texts, this work explores the American Southwest Pueblo people and their customs. The music begins with two baritone soloists singing an introductory 'call-and-response' to which the entire chorus eventually responds...As the text turns to the imagery of weaving, the musical texture, accordingly, becomes contrapuntal: individual melodic lines, sung by solo voices or small groups (the 'weft'), intertwine with each other and also with the main chorus, which provides the overall harmonic structure (the 'warp'). The following chorale section, infused with occasional chromatic inflections, represents the massive 'rainbow' in the text and brings the work to a unified conclusion.