Assignment 11. Water Night by Eric Whitacre. Coursework.

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Video Review
The composition by Whitacre shows a somber mood, from the expression applied, the environment, the pace of the singing, and performance. It is more of a meditation pointing at a time in the day when an individual and everything in their environment experiences much solitude. Whitacre had an idea of self-reflection when composing the piece of music. The eye is the source of water that one can drink from and provides rivers with the overflows. The composition uses repetition of words like drink, water, and eyes to stress out the essential elements of the message from the author. It seems he needed to remind the listeners of the same message over and over.
The performance...