A Winter Breviary

Vocal score
ISBN: 978-0-19-356190-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Sonstiges, Englisch, 16 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

for SATB unaccompanied
The three movements of A Winter Breviary are entitled: 'We look for you', 'The year's midnight', and 'The unexpected early hour'. The movements are each based on an Indian classical Raag: Raag Hamsadhwani, Raag Malkauns, and Raag Ahir Bhairav, respectively. The texts are linked to the Christian services of Evensong, Matins, and Lauds, and they reflect upon the Christmas story from the perspective of a different point in time: evening, midnight, and daybreak. The first two movements
have a serene and pensive atmosphere that contrasts with the third movement, which uses an energetic compound time signature and bell-like melodic shapes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Esmail, Reena

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Vokalmusik, Chormusik

Über Autor(innen)

Reena Esmail works between the worlds of Indian and Western classical music, to bring communities together through the creation of equitable musical spaces. Esmail holds degrees from The Juilliard School and the Yale School of Music, and has written for Kronos Quartet, Albany Symphony and Conspirare. A resident of Los Angeles, Esmail is the 20-23 Swan Family Artist in Residence with Los Angeles Master Chorale, and the 20-21 Composer in Residence with Seattle
Symphony. She is the Artistic Director of Shastra, a non-profit organization that promotes cross-cultural music connecting musical traditions of India and the West.