Omar Thomas, Prelude and Meditation
For Jazz Ensemble
Duration: 13:15
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A meditative Afro-Swing groove in 6, echoing the protest songs of Nina Simone and calling upon the intense vertigo of Coltrane’s extended religious-based pieces, while borrowing melodic structure and atmosphere from hymns and civil rights protest songs.
A Composers & Schools commission for Rio Americano High School Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Josh Murray. Movement III, “Meditation” was developed out of a piece commissioned by Composers and Schools titled “Prelude and Meditation.” Lyrics from “Prelude and Meditation” have been redeveloped for “Meditation.”
Prelude
Meditation