Swept Away

ISBN-13: 9780193531789 / Angielski

Sarah Quartel

Opis

for SSATBarB unaccompanied Setting words by the composer, Swept Away is a beautiful and haunting piece with pop-inspired rhythms and harmonies. The scat syllables of the insistent lower parts are combined with a flowing melody in the soprano line to create a powerful work exploring the journey of the singers and the ability of the wind to carry them to their destination.

Recenzje

Ms Quartel has had great fun with the rhythms here, toying delightfully with the subdivisions of the two big beats in 6/8 time. Indeed, the rhythms will take much more sorting out than the harmonies or the melody in rehearsal, but this pulsating partsong will add drive and energy to any group of such pieces in concert.

O autorze

Sarah Quartel is a Canadian composer and educator known for her fresh and exciting approach to choral music. She celebrates the musical potential of all learners by providing singers access to engaging repertoire and transformative musical experiences. Deeply inspired by the life-changing relationships that can occur while making choral music, Sarah writes in a way that connects singer to singer, ensemble to conductor, and performer to audience. Although she has been a full-time composer since 2017, Sarah chooses to remain connected to her past as a music educator and is a guest teacher in her hometown of London, Canada. Sarah continues to work as a clinician and conductor at music education and choral events at home and abroad.