Carol to the King

ISBN-13: 9780193869752 / Angielski / Other / 2006 / 16 str.

Opis

for SATB and piano four hands or orchestra In an upbeat march in 2/4 meter (the orchestral version starts with a snare drum) the choir lifts off in the bright key of D major. Lightly, and with lots of bounce, the voices celebrate the birth of the Saviour by imitating the leaps and accents of trumpets. Orchestral material is available on hire.

Recenzje

Operating on the Bolero principle of a quasi-ostinato growing inexorably to a massive climax, the arrangement gives a vivid picture of a procession starting out in the distance, and getting closer and closer 'to bring the world a newborn King!'. The little French carol on which it is based has grown into a pageant. The Organ, November 07

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.