for SATB unaccompanied
Setting a collect from the Book of Common Prayer, this introit plays on McDowall's characteristic use of dissonance and modal inflections to create a hypnotic and slightly unsettled soundworld. Sensitively written, this piece makes effective use of varying textures, repetition, and swelling dynamics to reflect and emphasize the imploring nature of the text.
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 1 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-19-357379-6 (9780193573796)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Cecilia McDowall has been described by the International Record Review as having a 'communicative gift that is very rare in modern music.' An award-winning composer, McDowall is often inspired by extra-musical influences, and her choral writing combines rhythmic vitality with expressive lyricism. Her music has been commissioned, performed, and recorded by leading choirs, among them the BBC Singers, The Sixteen, and Oxford and Cambridge choirs and is regularly programmed at prestigious festivals in Britain and abroad. In 2017 McDowall was selected for an Honorary Fellow award by the Royal School of Church Music.