Christmas Oratorio

Vocal score
ISBN: 978-0-19-351437-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Sonstiges, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm

for SATB and soloists (M-S, T, and B), with organ and flute or small ensemble

Following the successful St John Passion, Chilcott takes on another landmark of the choral tradition. Words from the Gospels of St Matthew and St Luke are intertwined with some of the finest poetry from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries to create a compelling retelling of the Christmas story. Four well-known hymns are set to original melodies that take their place among the season's tradition of great hymnody and enable the audience or congregation to join in with the choir.
Much of the narrative is presented by a tenor soloist in the role of Evangelist, with focal points such as the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis and a gentle setting of Christina Rossetti's 'Love came down at Christmas' taken by mezzo-soprano and bass soloists. The chorus is integral to the storytelling, assuming
small character roles, enriching the Evangelist's narrative, and taking centre stage in two poignant unaccompanied movements.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Chilcott, Bob

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Geistliche Musik, Religiöse Musik

Über Autor(innen)

Bob Chilcott has been involved with choral music all his life, first as a Chorister and then a Choral Scholar at King's College, Cambridge. Later, he sang and composed music for 12 years with the King's Singers. His experiences with that group, his passionate commitment to young and amateur choirs, and his profound belief that music can unite people, have inspired him both to compose full-time and, through proactive workshopping, to promote choral music
worldwide.