Angelus ad virginem (Gabriel to Mary came)

ISBN-13: 9780193393073 / Angielski / Nuty / 2013 / 16 str.

Carol Barnett

Opis

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied, with optional tambourine This is a spirited arrangement of the popular fourteenth-century carol for mixed voices, with an optional part for tambourine in the final verse. The familiar melody weaves between the vocal parts, and the piece is characterized by medieval harmonies and a rocking thirds motif. An English singing translation is presented alongside the original Latin, allowing choirs to perform the carol in either language.

Recenzje

Carol Barnett uses the original tune for Angelus ad virginem in an inventive setting, where the tune is passed from voice to voice accompanied by ostinatos or parallel fourths and fifths, creating the effect of a wild medieval dance.

O autorze

Carol Barnett's music for solo voice, piano, chorus, diverse chamber ensembles, orchestra, and wind ensemble has been called audacious and engaging. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, pupil of Dominick Argento and Paul Fetler, and a charter member of the American Composers Forum, she was composer-in-residence with the Dale Warland Singers from 1992 to 2001 and currently teaches at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.