Requiem

ISBN-13: 9780193366961 / Angielski / Other / 2010

Bob Chilcott

Opis

for soprano and tenor solo, SATB chorus, and orchestra or small ensemble Bob Chilcott's solemn yet uplifting Requiem sets words from the 'Missa pro defunctis' and the Book of Common Prayer giving a new slant on established texts. Requiem is an elegy for the modern day. The vocal scores are also available on hire.

Recenzje

The Requiem, set for soprano and tenor soloist, choir, organ, three woodwind instruments, horn and timpani, provides an inventive combination that subtly enhyances the text without overwhelming it. The Requiem comes out of the same genre as Faur'e and Durufl'e.

O autorze

Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.