A Hymn for St Cecilia

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-19-341470-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 20 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 46 g

for SATB (with divisions) and organ
Set to Ursula Vaughan Williams' celebrated paean to the patron saint of music, this work is by turns joyous and reflective. Rich harmonies, shifting tonalities, and expressive melodies combine to evoke the changing moods explored within the text. The poignant Andante section midway through the piece, sung by a solo soprano, is a pivotal moment; it gives way to increasingly jubilant and powerful writing that brings the work to an ecstatic conclusion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Archer, Malcolm

Weitere Mitwirkende

Archer, Malcolm

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Geistliche Musik, Religiöse Musik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Vokalmusik, Chormusik

Über Autor(innen)

Malcolm Archer was educated at King Edward VII School, Lytham, the Royal College of Music, and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar. He studied the organ with Ralph Downes, Gillian Weir and Nicolas Kynaston, and composition with Herbert Sumsion and Alan Ridout. He is a prolific composer with well over 200 published works, which receive regular performances on BBC radio and TV. Archer was formerly Organist and Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral
and is now Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College.