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The Tune - Night Sky Reverie
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Night Sky Reverie
 WMV Format /  3.7 MB
Copyright - 11 / 26 / 01  Gary Frye
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Night Sky Reverie
MP3 Format / Complete Tune - 2.8 MB
Copyright - 11 / 26 / 01  Gary Frye
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Night Sky Reverie is a tune that, while mostly written in my head the night of 9/11/01, was not actually composed until several months later. I wanted to sit down at my MIDI keyboard and try to organize my idea but I had to let some time go by before I could. The tune borrows a theme from Amazing Grace and if you listen closely, you will hear two short excerpts from patriotic melodies. The total piece is still original in concept. Probably the most emotional piece I have written, while  unintentionally also the most eclectic.
Because of the nature of this piece, it would not be right to post an abbreviated sample of it. I have elected to post the entire piece. While doing this, I ask that you do not distribute this piece. You may save it for your own personal listening but please do not forward it or use it in any commercial way. Like all of my other files, this piece of music is also copyrighted and can be used only with permission. Thank You!
The events of September 11th, 2001 have had a profound affect on many people.  My tune "Night Sky Reverie" was conceived in my mind on the night of 9/11. I would like to dedicate this music to all of the rescue workers and families affected by the horrific events that occurred 9/11.
9/11 began much like any other day for me.  I had just checked my emails and logged off the computer when my sister called to inform me that one of the Trade Towers had been hit by a plane. I immediately turned on the television and stared in amazement of the devastation after the first Trade Tower had been hit. In just a few short minutes, I saw the  plane hit the 2nd Trade Tower.  This can't be happening, I thought. Then, it wasn't long before the news was broadcasting that there might be problems with other planes in the air. As the day unfolded, I stayed glued to the television and overdosed on every bit of information that became available.  My emotions bounced all day long from that of disbelief, fear, shock, anxiety, grief and just being mad.
As this day finally came to a close and night came, I took the dogs for their last outing. While standing outside, the cool night air seemed refreshing and I looked up into the night sky and noticed how clear it was. The stars were brilliant. Then, it hit me. Even though I knew that all air traffic had been grounded, I became struck by the silence and the fact that there were no airplanes in the sky. It felt eerie as the reality of the days events began to overwhelm my emotions. How could all of this happen? I kept thinking of the horror that must have been experienced by those killed as well as those that made their way out from the Trade Towers. My thoughts were still with the passengers on the Pennsylvania plane and the heroes that gave their lives to avert even more disaster along with the employees at the Pentagon who were killed and injured.
The sky was so quiet. I still could not comprehend what had taken place this day. I began humming to myself - "Amazing Grace".  However, as I hummed along, I heard harmonies of a different nature,  pounding inside my head. I heard discords and clashes that were not harmonically pleasant. Yet, "Amazing Grace" seemed to keep coming back to the forefront of the musical sounds in my brain.  Although nothing could give me the ability to understand the events of this day, the simple melodic phrase of "Amazing Grace"  seemed to have a calming affect on me.  This composition,"Night Sky Reverie" is my attempt to share my emotion of this event through music.
O infinite Star Giver
I now ask for wisdom and courage
to follow these stars
for their names are many
and my heart is fearful.

They shine on me wherever I go:
The Star of Hope
The Star of Mercy and Compassion
The Star of Justice and Peace
The Star of Tenderness and Love
The Star of Suffering
The Star of Joy

And every time I feel the shine
I am called
to follow it
to sing it
to live it
all the way to the cross
and beyond
O Creator of the Stars
You have become within me
an unending epiphany.
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A grace I couldn't see
flowed through me.
A power I didn't understand
began to fill the depths of me
the believing remained...

- excerpts from Epiphany, Bleeding and Believing
Seasons of Your Heart By Macrina Wiederkehr
Last Edit 3-2-07
Page Published - 8 / 10 / 02