To Musick, Sing! (1992)

op.82

( Shake off thy Sloth, my drouzy Soul, awake )

... In joyful memory of Joan Brocklebank, whose enthusiasm and encouragement brought music into the lives of so many. ...

Brown, Christopher (born in 1943) [ Great Britain ]

Text by Traherne, Thomas (1637-1674) [England]
Herrick, Robert (1591-1674) [England]
Davies, John (1569-1626) [England]
Barnes, William (1800-1886) [England]
Edition
Published by Musography [Great Britain] , 1993
Number of pages : 22
Type of material: Choral score
Copyright : Christopher Brown
 
Description
Text in: English + adapted in Latin
Epoque: 20th century  (1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form: Partsong
Mood of the piece: joyous ; expressive ; reflective
Type of Choir: SATB+SATB  (8 double choir OR mixed voices )
Soloist(s): SATB  (4 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 5
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): D
Tonality: tonal ; clusters
Duration: 9.0 min.
Data about the life of the work: A celebration of the power and joy of music. The choral writing is wide-ranging and challenging, with some use of contemporary vocal effects, but with strong tonal centres to choirs to keep pitch