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Ode on a Grecian Urn is a setting of John Keats' famous poem
of the same name.
The poet describes the decoration around a Grecian urn, lamenting
that the figures can never achieve what they represent, being frozen
in time. A hymn-like opening in the key of Db reverently sets the
scene, after which the scenes are described in turn through various
musical motifs. Compass is A2 to F4 (with ossias an octave lower for
each F4 note). The piece is about 9 mins. in
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