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Blow, John: Anthems IV: Anthems with Instruments
Edited by Bruce Wood First published in 2002 Pages: 264 Format: Hardback Dimensions (mm): 330 x 254 x 35 Weight: 1.793kg This fourth volume of choral music by John Blow completes the publication of his symphony anthems, also contained in volumes VII, L and LXIV, in the Musica Britannica edition. Besides the remaining Chapel Royal anthems, only two of which have previously appeared elsewhere, two occasional works, both hitherto unpublished, are also included. Performing material is available for rental. Individual titles from this volume are available as licensed PDF files...
Samuel, Rhian: Lovesongs and Observations
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Randle, Rhiannon: Like a Singing Bird
SSAA unaccompanied (with solos) Commissioned by the BBC as part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day, and reflecting its theme of hope, Like a Singing Bird was premiered live on Radio 3 on 8 March 2015 by Sarah Connolly and the St Catharine’s Girls’ Choir, conducted by Edward Wickham. The distinctive vocal scoring features a small solo group of sopranos or mezzo-sopranos drawn from the upper-voice ensemble. The anthem is the first of three which are collectively entitled Echoes from Willow Wood, the second also being available in Choral Now. The text, Christina Rossetti’s poem ‘A Birthday’, features in Virginia Woolf’s classic essay A Room of One’s Own, based on lectures delivered at Newnham College and at Randle’s own Cambridge alma mater, Girton, an institution at the forefront of women’s education for two centuries. Inspired by the clock in Girton’s Stanley Library, the ‘chiming rhythms’ which are a driving force within the piece offer a further level of connection. The music moves from quiet anticipation to bright affirmation, the sense of something life-changing heralded by an Advent plainchant quoted in the second half. The final couplet is set apart in a hushed recitative, reflecting, in the composer’s words, ‘the hope I and other young female composers can have as we try to make our mark in what has traditionally been a male domain.’ This title is available either as a printed title by post, or as a digital download with a 30-copy print licence. Please select:
Samuel, Rhian: The Shape of Trees
SATB unaccompanied (with divisions) The Shape of Trees was commissioned as the final piece in the BBC Singers’ project, ‘Seven Ages of Woman’, 2020; it sets a poem by Anne Stevenson about the fact that, in winter, when trees such as willows, beeches and birches have lost their leaves (‘their confusing eloquence of green’), their distinguishing shapes become more identifiable. As always with Anne Stevenson’s work, apparently neutral observations conceal considerable poignancy and this is reflected in the composer’s setting. This title is available either as a printed title by post, or as a digital download with a 30-copy print licence. Please select: