Keller Matthias (1813 - 1875)
Compositor Norteamericano
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http://www.kellermusic.de/en/bio_en.htm
http://rs6.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?scsm:1:./temp/~ammem_3Y8l::
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Requiem
Compuesto en 1865
Para solistas,coro y piano
en memoria de Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Requiem: composed and inscribed to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, the champion of universal liberty, a requiem song scored for SATB soli, mixed choir and piano.

Texto del Requiem:Toll ye bells a solemn dirge,Earth shall join the sad refrain;And the sea's remotest surge,Moan for Freedom's champion slain.Veil thy radiance glowing sun;Moon and stars go out in gloom;Weep ye skies for hopes undone,Weep a kingly patriot's doom.Banner worshiped by the braveFairest ensign of the free,With thy sable emblems wave,Drooping low and mournfully.Oh ye vales and verdant isles!How can beauty gild ye so?Why should ye be dress'd in smiles,When our human heart o'erflow?Is it some celestial beamFrom the gates of Paradise?Is it Heaven's refulgent gleam,Half revealed to mortal eyes?Wide unfold your scenes of light,Glorious realm, no pen can paint.Welcome him ye throngs in white,Crown him Hero, Martyr, Saint.Crown him Hero, Martyr, Saint.