Four Lullabies (1991)
Jesu, swete sone dere - At the manger Mary sings - The world's Desire - I sing of a Maiden
( Jesu, swete sone dere )
Lack, Graham Anthony (born in 1954) [ Great Britain ; England ]
Edition
Published by
Hayo Musikverlag
[Germany]
, 2003
Ref. :
CQ2319
Type of material:
Choral score
Copyright :
Musikverlag Bernhard Hayo (note: this is a revised edition of the original German edition by Hayo (2001)
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
Middle English
Epoque:
20 ; 21st century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Motet ; Lullaby
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
various
Duration:
9.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Musicological Sources:
14th c. ; 15th c. ; ca.1900 ; ca.1950
Source of text:
collected works of Auden ; collected works of Chesterton ; medieval manuscripts
Comment(s):
Four short choral settings for chamber choir or quartet, for church or concert repertoire. The musical language remains within an extended tonality but admits some modal elements and unusual harmonic shifts. A pleasing contemporary take on madrigal style.
Pronunciation