The Three Kings: Vocal Score

ISBN-13: 9780193400610 / Angielski

Bob Chilcott

Opis

for SSA and piano In The Three Kings Chilcott sets verses from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Christmas poem telling the story of the three kings' journey to Bethlehem. A sense of travel is created by the stately 6/8 time signature, and syncopations bring an air of excitement and wonder to the tale.

Recenzje

Bob Chilcott has set Henry Longfellow's poem The Three Kings to music commissioned for Nicholas Carter and his fine girls' choir of Queen Mary's School, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire. This is not easy, but well-crafted music which will be rewarding and enjoyable to perform after careful preparation.

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.