Amazing grace!

ISBN-13: 9780193375178 / Angielski / Nuty / 2011 / 12 str.

Opis

for SATB and organ or orchestra Featured in My Song in the Night (2009), Amazing grace! is a majestic arrangement of the well-known melody. Beginning with male voices in unison, Wilberg gradually introduces more vocal parts, building ultimately to a grand climax in eight parts. A subtle Scottish influence is evident through the use of drones and a Scotch snap motif in the organ. Orchestral material is available on hire/rental.

Recenzje

Wilberg's arrangement is available fully orchestrated, and here Oxford has a reduction for organ-only accompaniment that is very effective, particularly if you have an organ that is capable of imitating bagpipes, possible if you can use a combination of reeds. It begins with men in unison, expands to men/women in two-part harmony, incorporates some Aaron Copland-like harmonies in the middle section accompaniment, and gradually expands to eight-part voices at the end. This anthem was recently sung at our Basilica of the Sacred Heart . . . and it made a stirring impression on all who were privileged to hear it.

O autorze

Mack Wilberg was appointed Music Director of The Tabernacle Choir in 2008, having served as Associate Music Director since 1999. He is a former professor of music at Brigham Young University, where he received his bachelor's degree; his master's and doctoral degrees are from the University of Southern California. Alongside Wilberg's conducting responsibilities he is active as a pianist, choral clinician, composer, arranger, and guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to the many compositions he has written for The Tabernacle Choir, his works have been performed by artists such as Renée Fleming, Frederica von Stade, Bryn Terfel, Rolando Villazón, Deborah Voigt, and The King's Singers. Wilberg's arrangements and compositions are performed and recorded all over the world.