Things That Never Die (2009)
( The pure, the bright, the beautiful that stirred our hearts in youth )
... For the Concert Band of Cobourg, Paul Storms, Director Oriana Singers, Markus Howard, Director with the assistance of the Ontario Trillium Foundation ...
Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]
Edition
Published by
Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
[USA]
, 2013
Ref. :
051-48093-7
(10 p.)
, "Conductors' Choice"
Type of material:
Octavo score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Choir
Mood of the piece:
reflective ; optimistic
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Orchestra + Piano
Instruments:
Piano (1) ; Clarinet in B (2) ; Flute (2) ; Horn (2) ; Oboe (2) ; Trumpet (2) ; Tuba (1) ; Trombone (2) ; Percussion (2)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
5.0 min.
Number of verses:
3
Comment(s):
Canadian composer Mark Sirett has set the inspirational Charles Dickens text in a simple and sturdy form. With a flowing and independent piano accompaniment, the singers paint the text with descriptive lines ending each verse with the powerful exclamation
