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Jesus ' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

Known as a minimalist and experimental composer , Richard Gavin Bryars unleashed an emotionally intimate constructed piece out from a lone old vagrant singing , Jesus ' blood never failed me yet , this one thing I know , for he loves me so

Originally recorded from footage of a documentary by his friend Alan Power in 1971 (Grimshaw , this aged voice served as the focal point and backdrop for Bryars ' poignant yet challenging work unfolding and reiterating itself over the course of 74 minutes in length . Whereas music that

falls under Minimalist movement , sometimes associated the emotional neutralization of repeated materials , Bryars ' has the reverse effect in which rather than numbing the listener 's sensibilities , he heightens them and instead of imposing postmodern indifference toward the subject matter , it forces confrontation with it (Grimshaw

The entire lengthy music might deflate the interest of its listeners as the lines simply repeated over the recording , but Bryars managed to extract the spirit of the tramp 's captive song as he slowly introduced an accompaniment . The first part was merely the sole voice of the old man then eventually enhanced by string quartet , followed by plucked bass and guitar . Moreover , as the instruments subsequently fade out , the tramp 's song continues and eventually underscored by a much richer sounding ensemble of low strings , then woodwinds , brass , and delicate percussion and finally full orchestra and choir (Grimshaw

The soul of the music originated from the compassionate nature of the old vagrant who...