Pacem 

mezzo and piano (2’ 12’’)

 

Pacem was written as a piano piece, for a pupil who was not experiencing a very good time, but was still playing the piano – and found great solace in this. I wrote the piece as something simple, that could be played without too much difficulty by the player. As I wrote it, the word “pacem” kept singing in my head… so I wrote the words on the music, which lead me to arrange it for voice. 

 

There are many different ways to say this word: prayerfully, quietly, as if asking for something…  the performer can decode, although I have made some suggestions here and there.

 

The piece has a tranquil chord structure, with some poignant rising dissonances here and there. 

 

Vocal range: B flat, just under middle C to  F an octave above middle C.

 

 

Please note, the sound file here is an electronic file, so is wordless.

 

Listen here:

 

 

 

Permission to produce two copies from download (for singer and pianist).

 

Price:

Score £3.50