The Young Galileo (1985)
( O child, they said, avert your eyes. )
... Commissioned by the Chicago Children's Choir in celebration of their 30th anniversary, and dedicated to their Founding Director, Christopher Moore ...
Gresham, Mark (born in 1956) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Lux Nova Press
[USA]
Ref. :
LNP-0028 (SSAA)
; LNP-0029 (TTBB)
(7 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Partsong
Mood of the piece:
wonderful ; joyous
Type of Choir:
SSAA OR TTBB (4 men OR women voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
F sharp major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Number of verses:
1
Origin:
USA
Source of text:
"The Young Galileo Sings" as found in "The Complete Poems of Ray Bradbury" (Del Rey)
Data about the life of the work:
Originally for experienced children's choir, this piece is best programmed to be performed by adult singers, either women (SSAA version) or men (TTBB version)
