Description
for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied This reflective carol (setting a text by the composer) features an affecting recurring melody, sumptuous harmonies, and long, expressive phrases. Though it has moments of great intensity, the carol is primarily quietly optimistic in mood, with the homophonic texture and changing metre highlighting the heartfelt devotion of the text.
About the Author
British composer and pianist Will Todd has worked at the Royal Opera House, the Lincoln Center in New York, London's Barbican, and with Welsh National Opera, award-winning choirs The Sixteen, BBC Singers, and Tenebrae. He travels extensively world-wide, workshopping with choirs, and conducting performances of his works. Will's music is valued for its melodic intensity and harmonic skill, often incorporating jazz colours, and his choral music is much in demand from amateur as well as professional performers. He is best-known for his choral works, and his jazz-inspired Mass in Blue has been performed hundreds of times since its premiere in 2003. This has been followed by his critically acclaimed Passion Music. His anthem, The Call of Wisdom, was commissioned for HRH The Queen's Diamond Jubilee service at Westminster Abbey.
Reviews
Possibly the finest track of all is 'I am changed' (2016), a delicious setting of the composer's own 'born again' text. * Malcolm Riley, www.gramophone.co.uk, March 2019 *
Although advertised as SATB, each section of the choir must divide in Will Todd's attractive new piece I am Changed. He has written the words as well as the music. If you do not find the key signature of six flats off-putting, you will discover a beautiful setting. * Julian Elloway, RSCM Sunday by Sunday, September 2017 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193518018
Author Will Todd
Page Count 8
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 18g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 180mm * 2mm
About the Author
British composer and pianist Will Todd has worked at the Royal Opera House, the Lincoln Center in New York, London's Barbican, and with Welsh National Opera, award-winning choirs The Sixteen, BBC Singers, and Tenebrae. He travels extensively world-wide, workshopping with choirs, and conducting performances of his works. Will's music is valued for its melodic intensity and harmonic skill, often incorporating jazz colours, and his choral music is much in demand from amateur as well as professional performers. He is best-known for his choral works, and his jazz-inspired Mass in Blue has been performed hundreds of times since its premiere in 2003. This has been followed by his critically acclaimed Passion Music. His anthem, The Call of Wisdom, was commissioned for HRH The Queen's Diamond Jubilee service at Westminster Abbey.
Reviews
Possibly the finest track of all is 'I am changed' (2016), a delicious setting of the composer's own 'born again' text. * Malcolm Riley, www.gramophone.co.uk, March 2019 *
Although advertised as SATB, each section of the choir must divide in Will Todd's attractive new piece I am Changed. He has written the words as well as the music. If you do not find the key signature of six flats off-putting, you will discover a beautiful setting. * Julian Elloway, RSCM Sunday by Sunday, September 2017 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193518018
Author Will Todd
Page Count 8
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 18g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 180mm * 2mm
