Ye bells of Bosham
... "written for Emme Kresek and the school of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City" ...
Bishop, Jeffrey A. (born in 1943) [ USA ; Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Brichtmark Music, Inc.
[USA]
, 1999
; in One-erum, Two-erum : 12 Canons on Traditional Sussex Verse
(15 p.)
Ref. :
BRM 2
(1 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
1999 Brichtmark Music
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Canon ; Secular
Mood of the piece:
majestic
Type of Choir:
AA OR SA OR SS OR unspecified voicing (2 children voices )
Instruments:
Piano (optional)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
C major
Duration:
1.0 min.
Origin:
Sussex
Musicological Sources:
Legend: when the Vikings sacked Bosham in the time of Alfred the Great, they stole the great Tenor Bell from the church tower which later sank their boat.
Source of text:
traditional Sussex verse
