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DIAMOND: TOM Suite / Symphony No. 8 / This Sacred Ground - Seattle Symphony Orchestra

DIAMOND: TOM Suite / Symphony No. 8 / This Sacred Ground - Seattle Symphony Orchestra

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“To me, the romantic spirit in music is important because it is timeless.”

These words by David Diamond capture the essence not only of the composer himself, but of an entire generation of American composers whose heartfelt music was born during the Great Depression and World War II. Diamond’s 1937 ballet TOM was written for e.e. cummings’s scenario based on the famous anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This Sacred Ground, a setting of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, also relates to America’s still-resonating encounter with the institution of slavery. Symphony No. 8 was dedicated to Diamond’s friend and mentor, Aaron Copland, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

Tracklist
 Artist details
Diamond, David
 Suite from the Ballet TOM
1 Fanfare 01:01
2 Prelude to Episode I 02:18
3 Introduction and Dance of the Benevolent Master & Mistress 02:14
4 Eliza's Supplication 00:58
5 The Mortgage 01:04
6 Dance of the Slavetraders and Human Bloodhounds 01:09
7 Dance of Thankfulness for Freedom 03:40
8 Dance of New England and New Orleans 02:21
9 Entrance of Eva 02:20
10 Tom's Dance of Revelation Through the Eternal Word 01:26
11 Music Accompanying Eva's Departure and Ascent into Heaven Accompanied by Angels 02:54
12 Choral Spiritual - Conclusion 01:46
 This Sacred Ground
13 This Sacred Ground 15:30
 Symphony No. 8
14 Moderato - Adagio - Allegro vivo 13:24
15 Theme (Adagio), Variations and Double Fugue 16:49

 

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