The Cloths of Heaven (ssa)
- Catalog ID: S-414
- First Line: had I the heavens embroidered cloths....
- Composer: M. E. Valverde
- Voicing: ssa
- Accompaniment: piano
- Language: English
- Country: United States
- Series: Anton Armstrong Choral Series
- Other: 2015, women
- Score: View Score
- Sound: Listen
Price:
$2.15
Description
In addition to this version, a version for SATB, harp, and string orchestra is available from the publisher in pdf format.
When I look back on the text, I find myself. I find a sacrificial love that is beautiful, but also painful—a love that is certain but longs to break from its hopelessness and finally connect with bliss. I composed The Cloths of Heaven during a month of study in Paris, surrounded by the history and beauty of France. No matter the surrounding, this poem draws me fiercely inward.
M. E. Valverde