A Fancy of Folksongs

ISBN-13: 9780193368767 / Other / 2010

Cecilia McDowall

Opis

for SATB and harp or piano This delightful work brings together arrangements of four folksongs: 'Green Bushes', 'The Rambling Sailor', 'The Crystal Spring', and 'O, No John!'. A Fancy of Folksongs can be accompanied by piano or harp (harp part sold separately), and is sure to be an instant hit with all lovers of McDowall's music.

Recenzje

McDowall's artless eloquence shines through in Green Bushes, where the text's progress from romantic idyll to betrayed love is matched by a shift from rocking accompaniment and unison choral melodies to an altogether punchier conclusion. Textural clarity and uncluttered accompaniments hallmark the arranger's highly effective settings.

O autorze

Cecilia McDowall has been described by the International Record Review as having a 'communicative gift that is very rare in modern music. An award-winning composer, McDowall is often inspired by extra-musical influences, and her choral writing combines rhythmic vitality with expressive lyricism. Her music has been commissioned, performed, and recorded by leading choirs, among them the BBC Singers, The Sixteen, and Oxford and Cambridge choirs and is regularly programmed at prestigious festivals in Britain and abroad. In 2017 McDowall was selected for an Honorary Fellow award by the Royal School of Church Music.