{"product_id":"the-fountain","title":"The Fountain","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eTTBB divisi, unaccompanied\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eMusic by Lane Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eWords by William Wordsworth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eLevel: Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eDuration: ~3:50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eThe text for \u003cem\u003eThe Fountain\u003c\/em\u003e is from a larger conversation poem by Wordsworth, where young and old are together beneath a tree by a natural fountain. The poem begins:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe talked with open heart, and tongue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAffectionate and true,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pair of friends, though I was young,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd Matthew seventy-two.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen the older man grows melancholy, and it seems the fountain is causing him to look back to his younger days. He reflects on the changes that inevitably accompany life as time passes, yet he finds joy through comforting memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis setting for men's chorus of a piece of the poem attempts to capture a bit of both melancholy and comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-base\"\u003eSuitable for intermediate and advanced TTBB choruses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eExcerpt from \"The Fountain: A Conversation\" by William Wordsworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDOWN to the vale this water steers; how merrily it goes!\u003cbr\u003e'Twill murmur on a thousand years, and flow as now it flows;\u003cbr\u003eAnd here, on this delightful day, I cannot choose but think\u003cbr\u003eHow oft, a vigorous man, I lay beside this fountain's brink.\u003cbr\u003eMy eyes are dim with childish tear, my heart is idly stirred.\u003cbr\u003eFor the same sound is in my ears that in those days I heard.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lane Johnson Music","offers":[{"title":"TTBB \/ Medium Choir (up to 30 singers)","offer_id":52899049898213,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"TTBB \/ Small Choir (up to 12 singers)","offer_id":52899049865445,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"TTBB \/ Unlimited singers!","offer_id":52110640185573,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9210\/5701\/files\/1Cild5rvBLgxB9fS7vw2Yws91ezf_ZVgj-the-fountain-cover.png?v=1789704522","url":"https:\/\/lanejohnsonmusic.com\/products\/the-fountain","provider":"Lane Johnson Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}