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To the Earth
by: Frederic Rzewski
Frederic Rzewski "What's really amazing about To the Earth is that it's all about the means of production," says David Lang. "Just the idea of this very beautiful and elegant text accompanied only by the ringing of four flower pots is really very eloquent and very powerful. What's most provocative to me about this piece is that the Homeric ode is about the beauty of the earth and yet the flower pots are empty."