Beloved, Let Us Love: Vocal Score

ISBN-13: 9780193413368 / Angielski

Alan Bullard

Opis

for SATB and organ or piano Horatius Bonar's well-known hymn Beloved, let us love is a perfect text for wedding services, expressing the belief that it is only through loving others that we can know God's love for us. Bullard's celebratory and emotive setting begins by offsetting male and female voices, before exploring full-choir textures, rich harmonies, and contrasting keyboard accompaniments. Both affirmatory and exultant and reflective and wondrous, the anthem should find a place in church services and concerts throughout the year.

Recenzje

Here is a lovely piece to sing at a wedding, either during the signing of the registers, or within the service where there might be a poem or reading. Horatius Bonar's words may no longer be popular as a hymn, but set to such heartfelt music as here, they come across freshly. There is effective contrast between upper and lower voices, as if they were two different people, coming together at various points, and above all at the end for 'Beloved, let us love: for only thus shall we behold that God who loveth us.'

O autorze

Alan Bullard was born in London and studied with Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music, and at Nottingham University. He enjoyed a successful career in music education; for many years he was Head of Composition at Colchester Institute, and is currently an examiner for ABRSM. He now devotes most of his time to composing, editing, and arranging. His music unfailingly appeals to both performers and audiences; he has written for all kinds of choirs, and instrumental works for a variety of ensembles and orchestras. Alan is a respected writer of music for examination syllabuses and educational albums. His major publications include the four inspirational Oxford Flexible Choral Anthologies, Alan Bullard Anthems, and the five cantatas Wondrous Cross, O Come Emmanuel, A Light in the Stable, Psalmi Penitentiales, and Images of Peace. He and his wife Janet also write the Pianoworks series for the older beginner.