Story Behind the Song
Taken from "The Alice Suite", this piece was one of my favorite pieces to write. I was inspired to do this by my composition teacher, Dr. Brent Weaver, and by David Del Tredici, a Pulitzer prize winner of composition. Talking with Mr. Tredici made me realize that nothing was impossible with composition and that only the imagination and determination could carry me to my heights as a composer.
"Jabberwocky" is taken from 'Alice Through the Looking Glas". It is the story of a boy growing up that faces his biggest fear -- the Jabberwock. It is a beautiful poem using non-traditional words. I tried to incorporate the 'feel' of being in the 16th century amoung castles and chivery.
Lyrics
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the jabberwock, my son.
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And has thou slain the jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
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