Bede's Death Song (1988)

... Dedicated to Rose Fawcett ...

Rourke, Sean Timothy (born in 1960) [ Great Britain ]

Text by Bede the Venerable (673-735) [England]
Edition
Published by manuscript
Number of pages : 4
Type of material: Vocal score
Copyright : Sean Rourke
 
Description
Text in: old English
Epoque: 20th century  (1980-1989)
Genre-Style-Form: Contemporary
Mood of the piece: meditative
Type of Choir: SSAATTBB  (8 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: chromatic ; clusters
Duration: 6.5 min.
Origin: England
Comment(s): Written in memory of composer's grandmother