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The compositional goal for this piece was to write something as joyful as possible. The starting point was in choosing to set one word of exclamation and rejoice: Alléluia! The piece is built on an iconic musical gesture of happiness, the ascending major triad. The natural rhythm of the word is used to give a 5/8 meter for most of the piece. - K.M.
