Dances of Time

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-340060-3
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 46 Seiten, Format (B × H): 211 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 114 g

for SATB and piano
Dances of Time is an original and varied collection of five choral songs addressing different aspects of time. Texts ranging from biblical through to the twentieth century are set to Chilcott's attractive and characterful music, drawing on elements of dance forms and portraying an array of moods. We start with a rhythmic setting of Henry VIII's famous text, 'Pastime with good company', before the contrastingly wistful, reflective 'Today'. The carpe diem sentiment of Robert
Herrick's 'Gather ye rosebuds' is heightened through the use of a lively 6/8 jig, and in 'To every thing there is a season', a central 3/4 section presents the paired images of the text from Ecclesiastes, enclosed by almost hymn-like outer segments. The infectiously positive 'Life has loveliness' sums up the overall
message of the collection: despite the passing of time, we can live in and celebrate the present through music and singing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chilcott, Bob

Weitere Mitwirkende

Chilcott, Bob

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Vokalmusik, Chormusik

Über Autor(innen)

John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and studied music at Clare College, Cambridge. His compositions embrace choral, orchestral, and instrumental music, and he has edited or co-edited various choral anthologies including four Carols for Choirs volumes with Sir David Willcocks and the Oxford Choral Classics series. From 1975 to 1979 he was Director of Music at Clare College, and in 1981 he formed his own choir, the Cambridge Singers. He now divides his time between
composition and conducting and is sought after as a guest conductor for the world's leading choirs and orchestras.