Before the Bread (2001)
... for Jennifer Haywood ...
Alexander, Elizabeth (born in 1962) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Seafarer Press
[USA]
, 2001
Ref. :
SEA 023 00
(4 p.)
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only
Copyright :
Elizabeth Alexander
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Canon ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
gracious
Type of Choir:
SSSS (4 part canon) (4 children voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
A
Tonality:
tonal
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Thanksgiving Day (USA)
Source of text:
Folk Blessing
Data about the life of the work:
This English folk prayer, which celebrates the cycle of planting, growth and harvest, is set to music as a lyrical canon. The arching melody line has an exquisite spaciousness, suggesting the limitless bounty of the world. (With a very small choir, it may be sung in two or three parts.)
