Tina Davidson

Delight of Angels

$70.00

Duration: 18'

Instrumentation: String quartet

Performance Materials: Score and Parts
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery

Delight of Angels, Tina Davidson (1999) 18'
for string quartet 

Delight of Angels for string quartet was commissioned by the Fleisher Art Memorial as part of Davidson’s three-year residency in 1999, and was written specifically for the talents of the Cassatt Quartet.  
“What would it be like, I have often wondered, to be in a state of continual joy, in the delight of the moment?  Celestial beings, according to both Jewish and Christian tradition, reflect back the glory of God in word and song, worshiping ceaselessly.  They are absorbed in the contemplation of the divine; the Seraphim chant Hebrew prayers endlessly, in the vibrations of love.  And they dance!  Theodore of Cyrrhus describes angels in a state of perpetual dancing, as one of rejoicing with the whole being.”

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Performance Materials: Score and Parts
Delivery Method: Physical Delivery

About the Work

Duration: 18'

Instrumentation: String quartet

Commissioned by: Commissioned by the Fleisher Art Memorial

Delight of Angels for string quartet was commissioned by the Fleisher Art Memorial as part of Davidson’s three-year residency in 1999, and was written specifically for the talents of the Cassatt Quartet. “What would it be like, I have often wondered, to be in a state of continual joy, in the delight of the moment? Celestial beings, according to both Jewish and Christian tradition, reflect back the glory of God in word and song, worshiping ceaselessly. They are absorbed in the contemplation of the divine; the Seraphim chant Hebrew prayers endlessly, in the vibrations of love. And they dance! Theodore of Cyrrhus describes angels in a state of perpetual dancing, as one of rejoicing with the whole being.”

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