Ce beau printemps

( Quand ce beau printemps je voys )

... To the Cantabile Youth Singers, Kingston ON ...

Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]

Text by Ronsard, Pierre de (1524-1585) [France]
Edition
Published by Boosey & Hawkes Inc. [USA] , 2009
Ref. : 48019886 , "CME Conductor's Choice"
Type of material: Full score
ISMN/ISBN : 979-051-47876-7
 
Description
Text in: French
Epoque: 21st century  (2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Love song ; Choir ; Poem
Mood of the piece: poetic ; light ; tender ; adagio
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: D major
Duration: 2.5 min.
Comment(s): This setting of a sixteenth century French poem celebrates May Day, the mid-point between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice, which in many traditions marked the beginning of the pastoral summer season.
 

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