Change

This choral dialectic, titled "Change," is the second in a series of six. It's quite short (less than 12 minutes), acappella, SATB, and guaranteed to be easy and fun to sing. What is a "choral dialectic"? A "choral dialectic" is a four-movement choral work (with or without instruments) in which a rational argument about any subject is battled-out musically. There's only one rule: every choral dialectic must use the following four titles for its four movements: 1. "CREDO" Latin for "I believe," the Credo movement presents a pre-existing feeling or understanding about the subject. 2. "ONE HAND" Short for "on the one hand," this movement introduces one side of the argument. 3. "OTHER HAND" Short for "on the other hand," this movement introduces a different side of the argument - a contrasting way of looking at it. If the previous movement was sweet, this one will probably be sour. If the previous was about abundance, this one will probably be about scarcity. 4. "GO AND DO" Now that the two hands have tossed the arguments back and forth, some sort of new understanding will have to emerge. Maybe there will be growth - a new way of being, a new way of living in the world, a new "Credo." Or maybe not. With its "Credo" beginning and its "Go and Do (Ite Missa Est)" ending, the choral dialectic might be regarded as a secular analogue to the choral Mass.