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When I Rise Up
Ethan Soledad
Grand Prize Winner of the Stephen Paulus Emerging Composer's Competition
2021. The poem "When I Rise Up," written by notable African Read More
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Grand Prize Winner of the Stephen Paulus Emerging Composer's Competition
2021. The poem "When I Rise Up," written by notable African
American poet and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance, Georgia Douglas
Johnson, speaks of the author rising high above those who would attempt to
hinder her. The fluttering cello and piano parts of the opening phrases
depict birds as to symbolize Johnson literally soaring up to the clouds
beyond the ties of the Earth. The final ending sequence calls back to the beginning
when the choir repeats the phrase "When I rise," but now it has
turned into "I rise" symbolizing an immediate and almost apotheotic
ascent. The final quasi-cadenza is taken up to the absolute highest note on
the piano, representing Johnson's ascension far beyond the grasp of anyone
who has ever tried to impede her.