To Musick, Sing! (1992)
op.82
( Shake off thy Sloth, my drouzy Soul, awake )
... In joyful memory of Joan Brocklebank, whose enthusiasm and encouragement brought music into the lives of so many. ...
Brown, Christopher (born in 1943) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Musography
[Great Britain]
, 1993
Number of pages :
22
Type of material:
Choral score
Copyright :
Christopher Brown
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
Latin
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Partsong
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; expressive ; reflective
Type of Choir:
SATB+SATB (8 double choir OR mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
SATB (4 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
5
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
tonal ; clusters
Duration:
9.0 min.
Data about the life of the work:
A celebration of the power and joy of music. The choral writing is wide-ranging and challenging, with some use of contemporary vocal effects, but with strong tonal centres to choirs to keep pitch
