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Maji. Full Score. Elizabeth Alexander. Percussion sheet music. Piano sheet music. Timpani sheet music. Intermediate.

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Maji. Full Score. Elizabeth Alexander. Percussion sheet music. Piano sheet music. Timpani sheet music. Intermediate.

Original

Maji. Full Score. composed by Elizabeth Alexander. For Orchestra. 2222, 2421, timpani, 3 percussion, piano, strings. Water. Moderate. Full score. Duration 13 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press. SF.SEA-079-00. "Maji" takes its name and inspiration from the Swahili word for water. its Arabic root "ma" means not only "water," but also "luster or splendor," often in reference to a diamond. The composer writes. "This word captured my imagination at once. There, in two short syllables, was a word which held both the beauty of water, and the suggestion that it is as precious as a jewel. " True to its etymological root, "Maji" opens with sparkle, but - mirroring its fluid namesake - this bright beginning soon takes a more winding path. Each musical idea flows into the next naturally but unpredictably. picture a small creek in which water gurgles and bubbles, creates swirling eddies, shimmers from within its still surface, widens into a slow deep pool, and then suddenly rushes into a narrow channel. This image of flowing, continuous movement is the work's guiding principle. indeed, whenever musical themes make reappearances - just as in Heraclitus' ever-changing river - they are never the same twice. Commissioned by Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, with commissioning partner Saint Paul Central High School. conductors Joseph Schlefke and Matthew Oyen. Minneapolis & Saint Paul, MN. Composer's Note. maji mah'-jee n. Swahili. water This word captured my imagination at once. there, in two short syllables, was a word which held both the beauty of water, and the suggestion that it is as precious as a jewel. In my orchestral portrayal of this magical living substance, each musical idea flows into the next naturally but unpredictably. picture a small creek in which water gurgles and bubbles, creates swirling eddies, shimmers from within its still surface, widens into a slow deep pool, and then suddenly rushes into a narrow channel. This image of flowing, continuous movement is Maji's guiding principle. indeed, whenever musical themes make reappearances - just as in Heraclitus' ever-changing river - they are never the same twice.

Translation

Maji. Full Score. composed by Elizabeth Alexander. For Orchestra. 2222, 2421, timpani, 3 percussion, piano, strings. Water. Moderate. Full score. Duration 13 minutes. Published by Seafarer Press. SF.SEA-079-00. "Maji" takes its name and inspiration from the Swahili word for water. its Arabic root "ma" means not only "water," but also "luster or splendor," often in reference to a diamond. The composer writes. "This word captured my imagination at once. There, in two short syllables, was a word which held both the beauty of water, and the suggestion that it is as precious as a jewel. " True to its etymological root, "Maji" opens with sparkle, but - mirroring its fluid namesake - this bright beginning soon takes a more winding path. Each musical idea flows into the next naturally but unpredictably. picture a small creek in which water gurgles and bubbles, creates swirling eddies, shimmers from within its still surface, widens into a slow deep pool, and then suddenly rushes into a narrow channel. This image of flowing, continuous movement is the work's guiding principle. indeed, whenever musical themes make reappearances - just as in Heraclitus' ever-changing river - they are never the same twice. Commissioned by Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, with commissioning partner Saint Paul Central High School. conductors Joseph Schlefke and Matthew Oyen. Minneapolis & Saint Paul, MN. Composer's Note. maji mah'-jee n. Swahili. water This word captured my imagination at once. there, in two short syllables, was a word which held both the beauty of water, and the suggestion that it is as precious as a jewel. In my orchestral portrayal of this magical living substance, each musical idea flows into the next naturally but unpredictably. picture a small creek in which water gurgles and bubbles, creates swirling eddies, shimmers from within its still surface, widens into a slow deep pool, and then suddenly rushes into a narrow channel. This image of flowing, continuous movement is Maji's guiding principle. indeed, whenever musical themes make reappearances - just as in Heraclitus' ever-changing river - they are never the same twice.