Victimae paschali laudes

ISBN-13: 9780193525726 / Angielski

Philip Lawson

Opis

for SATTBB unaccompanied Victimae paschali laudes is an atmospheric arrangement of the traditional plainsong melody for this Latin text for Easter Sunday. Changing metres enable an authentic presentation of the plainsong style, and Lawson effectively employs interjections of 'alleluia' within the main body of the text as a powerful expression of the triumph of life over death that is at the heart of the Easter story.

Recenzje

The setting of the Easter Sequence, Victimae paschali laudes, is by Philip Lawson who for 18 years sang with, and was also principal arranger for, the King's Singers. The traditional plainsong is used throughout, but moving between the voices and with an imaginative range of harmonies and textures. As well as the normal 'Amen Alleluia' at the end, Alleluias are inserted twice previously and come to dominate the music that celebrates the triumph of Easter is a way that is solemn and joyful.

O autorze

Philip Lawson was a baritone with The King's Singers for 18 years (1993-2012), and for most of that time was also the group's principal arranger. Prior to this he was Director of Music at a school in Salisbury and a Lay Clerk in the Cathedral choir, previously having been a freelance singer with the major London choirs. Philip now divides his time between arranging, composing, conducting, and leading choral workshops, mainly in Europe and the USA.