{"id":5582,"date":"2022-09-05T16:23:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T21:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=5582"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:40:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:40:51","slug":"karim-al-zand-music-let-down-the-scale-of-music-from-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alzand.com\/?page_id=5582","title":{"rendered":"Karim Al-Zand: Music: Let Down the Scale of Music from the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let Down the Scale of Music from the Sky<\/h2>\n

for solo organ<\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/br>L<\/span>et Down the Scale of Music from the Sky<\/i> borrows music from Henry Purcell\u2019s Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis<\/i>, the composer\u2019s so-called \u201cEvening Service,\u201d written for mixed chorus. \"\"<\/a>The beginning of my solo organ work presents two short and plaintive phrases, drawn from the Purcell, which together form a gently descending scale. This gesture is used as a sort of repeating refrain in the piece, a \u201cground.\u201d The work\u2019s title is drawn from an encomium by poet John Dryden, written in 1695, entitled An Ode, On the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell<\/i>.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

The Heav\u2019nly Choir, who heard his Notes from high,
\nLet down the Scale of Music from the Sky. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Let Down the Scale of Music from the Sky<\/i> was commissioned by the American Guild of Organists<\/a> for the 2023 Ronald G. Pogorzelski and Lester D. Yankee Annual Competition<\/a>, and was written to be premiered on the Pogorzelski\/Yankee organ at Indiana University Pennsylvania.<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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purchase score & parts<\/span><\/h4> <\/span>Learn More<\/span><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DATE
\n2022<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

DURATION
\n12’00”<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

INSTRUMENTATION
\norgan<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

COMMISSION
\nAmerican Guild of Organists<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

PREMI\u00c8RE
\nMay 30, 2023<\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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AUDIO
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SCORE
\nPDF<\/a><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n

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VIDEO<\/p>\n