Canon (Rosa Mystica)
Vocal score
Published on 24. May 2007
Other
Sheet music
12 pages
978-0-19-335713-6 (ISBN)
Description
for SSSATB unaccompanied or with guitar
This moving rendition of Pachelbel's Canon sets the 'Requiescat' from Oscar Wilde's 'Rosa Mystica' (1890). Chilcott displays his sensitivity as a vocal arranger, exploiting the richness of the SSSATB format and the lyricism of the optional guitar accompaniment. The result is a gratifying new take on a well-loved classic, sure to touch choirs and audiences alike.
This moving rendition of Pachelbel's Canon sets the 'Requiescat' from Oscar Wilde's 'Rosa Mystica' (1890). Chilcott displays his sensitivity as a vocal arranger, exploiting the richness of the SSSATB format and the lyricism of the optional guitar accompaniment. The result is a gratifying new take on a well-loved classic, sure to touch choirs and audiences alike.
Reviews / Votes
The choice and treatment of text is inspired, with particular words and phrases intensified by the various melodic variations. * Music Teacher, November 07 *More details
Edition
Vocal score
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight
41 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-335713-6 (9780193357136)
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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.
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.