CHRIS NEINER, composer
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To See a World (2013)


Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, piano, cello
Duration: 3 minutes
Program Note:
       The full text of William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence from the Pickering Manuscript runs over a hundred lines long. Only the first four lines of the poem are set here. In contrast to the seriousness of the poem, a swaying, jazz-waltz accompaniment in the piano is used to support the voice. 

​Text:
​from Auguries of Innocence
By Willam Blake

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour

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  • About
  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • Aurora Fanfare & Dance
      • Brevity is the Soul of Wit
      • Burlesquing Movement
      • Elegy
      • Groove Passing
      • Infinite Spinning
      • Liquidus
      • Music with Oliver
      • Playtime
      • Quadraphonics
      • Ripple Cycles
      • Serenade for the Ghosts
      • Suite
      • To Rose
      • Toy Chest
    • Solo >
      • Mes Amis
      • Mikroczellos
      • Petite Suite
      • Rhapsodie
      • Shades of Green
      • Spiral Suite
    • Orchestral >
      • Jest
      • Many Universes
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations
      • Morceau pour Sill
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • Rocky River Counterpoint
      • The Hinz Waltz
      • The Hinz Waltz 2
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need
      • Lacquer Prints
      • To See a World
      • Untitled Meditation
    • Electronic >
      • Artificial Rainstorm
      • Gasp Grids
      • Requiem
  • Blog
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