From the Doorways of the Dawn (1985)
Four Poems from the American Indians
op.64
( Mountains loom upon the path we take )
... For Fiona ...
Brown, Christopher (born in 1943) [ Great Britain ]
Edition
Published by
Chester Music Ltd.
[Great Britain]
, 1985
Number of pages :
30
Type of material:
Choral score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1980-1989)
Genre-Style-Form:
Partsong
Mood of the piece:
lyric ; forceful ; expressive
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
tonal
Duration:
12.0 min.
Source of text:
Traditional American Indian poetry
Data about the life of the work:
These part songs were orginally intended for the 4 solo voices of The Scholars, but work well for a well disciplined small chamber choir with a strong rhythmic sense and good intonation
