More daily musical and other sound treats from the month of March.
March 2015 Fade-Ins
Categories: Composery Life
Tag Archives: choir
January 2015 Fade-ins
Categories: Composery Life
It is my intention during 2015 to do something creative each day. As I am principally concerned in my work with music and sound, this will feature in the snippets or fade-ins that I share with you on this blog.
Song Stories: Autumn Sea
Categories: Song Stories
Autumn Sea is a song in up to seven parts for choir and piano and is inspired by the North Sea at Warkworth Beach in Northumberland. It has been performed by adult and children’s choirs in the past. Here’s its story!
Why “Sea Pie Parcel”?
Categories: Music Teaching Activities (Primary), Song Stories
Why “Sea Pie Parcel?” they ask. Well…. it’s a walk along the beach, some lyrics, a song, a collection of songs….
“Big Sing-friendly” Choral Catalogue
Categories: Twelve Of the Best: Choral Catalogues
A few repertoire suggestions that are suitable for the “Big Sing” festival in New Zealand.
Song Stories: Robinson Crusoe
Categories: Song Stories
It’s someone less fortunate than us….in gentle ballad form. He does has a delightful descant to sing in the last chorus, mind you – so all is not grim for the lonely castaway.
Song Stories: Exulta, Filia Sion
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a sacred song for a Sunday! The men order the women to rejoice at the coming of the Saviour. The women force the men to rejoice more by the sheer joyousness of their rhythmic melismas. Everyone’s a winner!
Song Stories: Cantate Domino
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a Christmas anthem about singing! It’s for 8-part choir and has at its core Balinese interlocking rhythmic patterns.
Song Stories: Omnes de Saba
Categories: Song Stories
It’s an anthem! …..a chirpy, rhythmic anthem, in fact!
Song Stories: Dancing Stream
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a frosty landscape! The song tells of the tributary streams dancing through winter into the River Wear at Wearhead.
