The Bird of Dawning

( Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes )

... Commissioned by Professor Dame Jessica Rawson for the Choir of Merton College, Oxford, as part of the Merton Choirbook ...

Chilcott, Bob (born in 1955) [ Great Britain ]

Text by Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) [England]
Edition
Published by Oxford University Press [Great Britain] , 1995
Ref. : BC213 , "Carols"
Type of material: Full score
 
Description
Text in: English
Epoque: 21st century
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Choir
Mood of the piece: calm ; moving
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B
Tonality: C major
Duration: 3.0 min.
Source of text: Hamlet, Act I, Scene I [Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes]