Hymn to the Seasons
Published on 6. November 1997
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Sheet music
40 pages
978-0-19-345481-1 (ISBN)
Description
A setting for soprano, clarinet, and piano of words by David Whitter.
The piece is in four movements - Introduction and Recitiative, Aria, Cantilena, and Chorale - they represent each of the seasons, from winter in the first movement, to autumn in the fourth. The text draws parallels between the changing seasons and the story of Christ.
The piece is in four movements - Introduction and Recitiative, Aria, Cantilena, and Chorale - they represent each of the seasons, from winter in the first movement, to autumn in the fourth. The text draws parallels between the changing seasons and the story of Christ.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 312 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
171 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-345481-1 (9780193454811)
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Person
Robert Sherlaw Johnson was born in Sunderland in 1932 and died in November 2000. He was educated at the University of Durham and the Royal Academy of Music, later studying piano in Paris with Jacques Fevrier and composition with Nadia Boulanger, as well as attending some of Messiaen's classes at the Conservatoire. After that, he taught in schools, played the piano for a touring ballet company and a group of Spanish dancers, and established a considerable reputation as a concert pianist, specialising in performances of piano music by major 20th-century composers.
Content
Introduction and recitative ; Cantilena ; Aria ; Chorale