Starry Night: Vocal Score (English and Latin Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0193432722 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 12 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Glorious piece of music. This is a beautiful 8 part choral piece which I did with the small community choir that I direct at our Christmas concert. It's a double quartet with each person singing their own individual line and the texture is rich and just beautiful. Can be done with a choir or as I did it, with just 8 people.
Instantly appealing, it is sure to become a favourite of Christmases to come.. for SATB (with divisions) and organ This joyous and uplifting carol sets an original text by Anne Willcocks, the composer's daughter. The carol alternates simple, tuneful verses for solo or unison voices with a joyous Alleluia refrain
. Willcocks also conducted The Bach Choir for 38 years, retiring in 1998. He was Director of Music at the Royal College of Music from 1974-1984, and was knighted in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Honours List in 1977. Born in 1919, David Willcocks began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, later winning scholarships to Clifton College and King's College, Cambridge. Willcocks re
Malcolm Goldring, Music Teacher March 06 . as always, Willcocks writes with great skill and understanding of the voice, so that this carol will prove an attractive addition to the Christmas repertory