for SATBarB unaccompanied
The shades of Finzi and Vaughan Williams are strongly present in these three delightful unaccompanied choral settings, and yet the style and execution are wholly Rutter's own. O mistress mine is a jaunty jazz waltz, Be not afeard casts a dreamy spell with dusky sonorities and magical harmonies, and Sigh no more, ladies brings the set to a cheerfully melodious and high-spirited conclusion.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
I would urge conductors to consider John Rutter's Three Shakespeare Songs as they cast yet more fresh light on these well-known texts. Using O mistress mine, Be not afeared, and Sigh no more, ladies, the pieces ebb and flow effortlessly through various vocal jazz styles, with a highly contrasting six-part setting for the second piece employing mystical harmonies, and finally ending with an upbeat flourish. * Joy Hill, Choir and Organ *
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
Dicke: 3 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-19-356247-9 (9780193562479)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
John Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his compositions, including such concert-length works as Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, The Gift of Life, and Visions are performed around the world. John edits the Oxford Choral Classics series, and, with Sir David Willcocks, co-edited four volumes of Carols for Choirs. In 1983 he formed his own choir The Cambridge Singers, with whom he has made numerous recordings on the Collegium Records label, and he appears regularly in several countries as a guest conductor and choral ambassador. John holds a Lambeth Doctorate in Music, and in 2007 was awarded a CBE for services to music. In September 2023, he received the Ivors Academy Fellowship, and in 2024 he was knighted in the King's Birthday Honours.
