Description
for SATB unaccompanied Chilcott sets the melody of this traditional American spiritual against a whispered accompaniment in the lower parts. Richly scored for voices, this classic arrangement creates an atmosphere of magical stillness and emotional intensity.
About the Author
Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.
Reviews
Chilcott's arrangement of Steal Away is as far away from Tippett as possible and none the worse for it. * Choir & Organ July 02 *
Soft dissonance characterises Steal Away. Only the trumpet and the thunder are free of a sort of bitter-sweet harmonic uneasiness, their summons all the more unavoidable for it. * Peter Dale, Choir and Organ July 02 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193432093
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 4
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 10g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 179mm * 1mm
About the Author
Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.
Reviews
Chilcott's arrangement of Steal Away is as far away from Tippett as possible and none the worse for it. * Choir & Organ July 02 *
Soft dissonance characterises Steal Away. Only the trumpet and the thunder are free of a sort of bitter-sweet harmonic uneasiness, their summons all the more unavoidable for it. * Peter Dale, Choir and Organ July 02 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193432093
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 4
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 10g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 179mm * 1mm
