The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection
Beskrivning
Music played an enormous role in the works of William Shakespeare, while his own sonnets, poems and soliloquies have provided continuing inspiration for many composers through the years. The Novello Shakespeare Choral Collection, inspired by the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in 2016, is an exciting anthology of choral works that are settings of Shakespeare's words. For choirs of all types and abilities, this collection has been edited by David Wordsworth so that all the pieces are fantastic both to sing and hear.
The collection features some beautiful settings that have well and truly stood the test of time. Not only this, the Shakespeare Choral Collection boasts several works that were specially commissioned. Some pieces have never appeared before in print, such as those by Kevin Olson, Bernard Hughes and John Gardner. These songs truly are a joy to perform, with some relatively simple arrangements that are purely fun to sing, while some more complex settings that will be thoroughly rewarding for choirs and audiences alike.
Innehåll:
A Summer Sonnet [Olson, Kevin]
Be Not Afeard [Joubert, John]
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind [Arne, Thomas]
Daffodils [Wertsch, Nancy]
Fear No More [Sondheim, Stephen]
Fear No More [Tavener, John]
Four Rounds To Shakespeare Texts [Gardner, John]
Full Fathom Five [Wood, Charles]
How Sweet The Moonlight Sleeps [Leslie, Henry]
Hymn For Shakespeare's Birthday [Berkeley, Lennox]
If We Shadows Have Offended [Hughed, Bernard]
It Was A Lover And His Lass [Harris, Matthew]
Light Thickens [Sisson, Richard]
Lo, Here, The Gentle Lark [Carpenter, Gary]
Look In Thy Glass [Tavener, John]
O Mistress Mine [Wertsch, Nancy]
O, How Much More [Crabtree, Paul]
Ophelia's Lament [Mealor, Paul]
Orpheus [Weir, Judith]
Orpheus With His Lute [Schuman, William]
Rosemary [Helldén, Daniel]
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? [Larsen, Libby]
Sigh No More, Ladies [Moeran, Ernest]
Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred [Harris, Matthew]
Weary With Toil, I Haste Me To My Bed [Lukaszewski, Pawel]
Who Is Silvia? [Harris, Matthew]