Description
for SAATTBB unaccompanied What sweeter music is an atmospheric setting of Robert Herrick's popular Christmas text. The carol opens with hushed, interweaving choral lines, creating a soft veil of sound that expands texturally and dynamically into an expressive central section. The sustained melodic interest in every part combines to create a gorgeous work that choirs will find a true pleasure to sing. What sweeter music will be included on a forthcoming CD by Commotio.
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
Bob Chilcott writes superbly well for voices - as demonstrated in these three such different settings. What sweeter music, written to be sung by the choir of Westminster Abbey, is a complex piece on paper although comparatively simple in its effect. Tight contrapuntal imitation, gradually expanding from a unison, creates a pulsating background to a soaring soprano melody. All parts blossom in texture and dynamics for the final line of each verse. * James L. Montgomery, Church Music Quarterly, September 13 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193391901
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 12
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 28g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 179mm * 4mm
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
Bob Chilcott writes superbly well for voices - as demonstrated in these three such different settings. What sweeter music, written to be sung by the choir of Westminster Abbey, is a complex piece on paper although comparatively simple in its effect. Tight contrapuntal imitation, gradually expanding from a unison, creates a pulsating background to a soaring soprano melody. All parts blossom in texture and dynamics for the final line of each verse. * James L. Montgomery, Church Music Quarterly, September 13 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780193391901
Author Bob Chilcott
Page Count 12
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 28g
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 179mm * 4mm
