Five Shakespeare Songs

Vocal Score
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-341192-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Sonstiges, Englisch, 24 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

for SSA, opt. narrator, and piano or chamber orchestra

Five Shakespeare Songs brings together the work of 'England's choir master' and the Bard, in a suite of well-loved upper-voice pieces with favourite texts, optional readings, and music of unsurpassed charm. Scored for piano or orchestral accompaniment, the songs can be performed with newly revised orchestral parts. The effect is a concert piece worthy of the world's stage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Willcocks, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Vokalmusik, Chormusik

Über Autor(innen)

Born in 1919, David Willcocks began his musical career as a chorister at Westminster Abbey, later winning scholarships to Clifton College and King's College, Cambridge. Following war service, he was elected Fellow of King's College, and later became Organist of Salisbury and Worcester Cathedrals, conducting the Three Choirs Festival whilst at Worcester. Willcocks returned to King's College, Cambridge as Director of Music from 1957-1974, with the first collection of
his arrangements in the Carols for Choirs series publishing in 1961. He was Director of Music at the Royal College of Music from 1974-1984, and was knighted in the Queen's Silver Jubilee Honours List in 1977. Willcocks also conducted The Bach Choir for 38 years, retiring in 1998. Sir David maintains a
busy schedule of concerts and recordings, including recent visits to the USA, Canada and Europe.