Sharon fragments (1966)
... For James Reaney ...
Beckwith, John (1927-2022) [ Canada ]
Edition
Published by
Waterloo Music Company Ltd.
[Canada]
, 1966
Number of pages :
21
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1960-1969)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Hymn (sacred)
Mood of the piece:
contemplative ; affirmative
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C major ; D minor ; D major ; B minor
Duration:
7.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
General
Data about the life of the work:
Championed by Elmer Iseler.
Comment(s):
This piece makes use use of two hymn tunes: "Wells" and "Armley". Extensive background notes are given in the score. Much of the music is original, however.
