Description
for SATB (with divisions) and piano Locus iste is an atmospheric setting of a well-known Latin text. With an ever-changing time signature, Todd's writing is gentle but effective; the mysterious piano accompaniment combined with the dissonant harmonies in the sustained voices create a soundscape that hints at an ethereal world.
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
Will Todd brings us a new setting of Locus iste and it is a classic example of understatee craftsmanship. You may argue that the choir doesn't do much; or that the music does not take us on much of a journey. But the point of Todd's piece is that we perceive stillness as depicated by the choir through the perpetuum mobile provided by the small balletic steps of the piano accompaniment. If your choir can subdivide 7/8 into 2+2+3 and maintain genuinely soft singing for nearly four minutes (the loudest marking is mp), this piece is for you. * Jeremy Jackman, Choir & Organ, May 2020 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193531833
Author Will Todd
Page Count 8
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 167mm * 1mm
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
Will Todd brings us a new setting of Locus iste and it is a classic example of understatee craftsmanship. You may argue that the choir doesn't do much; or that the music does not take us on much of a journey. But the point of Todd's piece is that we perceive stillness as depicated by the choir through the perpetuum mobile provided by the small balletic steps of the piano accompaniment. If your choir can subdivide 7/8 into 2+2+3 and maintain genuinely soft singing for nearly four minutes (the loudest marking is mp), this piece is for you. * Jeremy Jackman, Choir & Organ, May 2020 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193531833
Author Will Todd
Page Count 8
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 167mm * 1mm
