My Perfect Stranger
Oxford University Press
978-0-19-341730-4 (ISBN)
This is a captivating setting of Kevin Crossley-Holland's retelling of the Christmas story. Soloists take on key roles in the narrative, with the upper voices acting as the guiding star. The harp writing makes a vibrant accompaniment and an alternative to the more common accompaniments for keyboard.
for upper voices, SATB, and harp
My Perfect Stranger is a captivating setting of Kevin Crossley-Holland's retelling of the Christmas story. Following an expectant prologue, the central movement is rich in characterization as soloists from within the choir take on the roles of key players in the narrative, with the upper voices adopting the role of the guiding star, as well as enriching the texture at important moments in the story. Beginning with the harp ostinato of the prologue, the epilogue asks the listener to reflect on the story we have heard, challenging us to consider the part we might have played and asking 'what have you to say and sing?'. The work's vibrant part for harp makes for a compelling alternative to the more conventional keyboard accompaniment.
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.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.5.2017 |
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Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 215 x 278 mm |
Gewicht | 130 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-341730-8 / 0193417308 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-341730-4 / 9780193417304 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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