I Dream a World: Fugue: SATB Choral Octavo

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I Dream a World: Fugue: SATB Choral Octavo

Name: I Dream a World: Fugue: SATB Choral Octavo
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-28909
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By Dave Brubeck

Item: 00-28909

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Series: Lawson-Gould: The Dave Brubeck Series

Publisher: Alfred Music

Page Count: 16

UPC: 038081336732

SKU: 00-28909

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About the Composer: Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck stands as a pivotal figure in twentieth-century music, equally commanding in the jazz and classical worlds. His improvisational mastery at the piano informed a prolific output of fully notated compositions spanning choral works, hymns, orchestral scores, chamber music, and large-scale choral-orchestral pieces. Beyond "Take Five" and the landmark album "Time Out" (the first jazz recording to sell over a million copies), Brubeck used his platform to challenge racial segregation during a transformative era in American history.

Brubeck's classical works have achieved international recognition and recording. His mass "To Hope!" has been performed across Europe and the English-speaking world, while "Pange Lingua Variations" and the oratorios "The Voice of the Holy Spirit" and "Beloved Son" were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices. After earning his bachelor of music from College of the Pacific in 1942, he studied with composer Darius Milhaud at Mills College following his World War II service. Milhaud's encouragement to blend jazz language with classical form became central to Brubeck's compositional voice. His honors include the Presidential Medal of the Arts, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for jazz, Austria's national arts medal, and election to the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2003.

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Why we love this

Brubeck's fugal treatment of this text combines rigorous contrapuntal technique with the rhythmic vitality and harmonic sophistication that defined his classical writing. The piece demonstrates that jazz-informed composition and formal musical architecture are not opposing forces but complementary languages. Programming this offers your choir a chance to engage both intricate voice leading and modern harmonic color.

What to expect

The piece unfolds with intellectual rigor and emotional directness. Brubeck's fugal architecture builds cumulative power as voices enter and interweave, while his harmonic vocabulary brings unexpected warmth and modernist clarity to the sacred text.

Who it's for

This octavo suits choirs with solid sight-reading skills and experience navigating twentieth-century harmonic language. It works well for groups seeking sacred repertoire that avoids period-style conventions while remaining deeply musical and performable.

How to get the most out of it

Establish each voice's entry with clarity; the fugal structure demands that directors shape expose entrances so listeners can track the subject through all four parts.
Attend to the harmonic language, which reflects Brubeck's sophisticated jazz sensibility; avoid over-romanticizing phrase shapes and instead let the modern harmonies speak directly.
Balance rhythmic precision with legit phrasing; Brubeck's notated rhythms are intentional and support the counterpoint, not obstacles to overcome.

How to use it

This pairs naturally with other twentieth-century choral works or with jazz-influenced sacred music that challenges conventional expectations. It also stands as a powerful centerpiece for a program exploring American composers or works that bridge classical and jazz traditions.