Gwyneth Walker

All My Trials

for SATB Chorus and Piano (2014)
for SSA Chorus and Piano (2014)
for SATB Chorus and Strings (2014), as part of Gospel Songs
for SSA Chorus and Strings (2014), as part of Gospel Songs

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Download an MP3 file of a performance of this work (SATB and piano version) by The Singers: Minnesota Choral Artists, Matthew Culloton, director.

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All My Trials is a very poignant song. Phrases such as "Hush little baby, don't you cry, you know your mama was born to die," or "Oh my brothers, I must leave you here behind," view the approach of death in terms of those left behind.

The accompaniment of repeated 8th-note chords is marked as if trembling or sobbing. Although the harmonic language is tonal and consonant almost entirely throughout the song, a few dissonances appear near the end, reflecting the pain of parting.

Notes by the composer