Furusato

5 arrangements of Japanese songs

Notenblätter

32 Seiten

2011 | SATB vocal score
Oxford University Press
9780193378049 (ISBN)

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for SATB with piano accompaniment and unaccompanied
Furusato presents five evocative settings of Japanese songs, with traditional melodies and Chilcott's original style combining to create an enchanting fusion of East and West. The text of each poem is presented both in Japanese script and in English translation.

for SATB with piano accompaniment and unaccompanied
Furusato presents five evocative arrangements of Japanese songs. Each poem depicts the beauty of the Japanese landscape, and familiar melodies and Chilcott's original style combine to create an enchanting fusion of East and West. Suitable for performance as a suite or as stand-alone pieces, these charming and emotive songs will be a welcome addition to the repertoire of any choir.

Bob Chilcott has become one of the world's most widely performed composers and arrangers of choral music. His compositional output reflects his wide taste in music styles and his commitment to writing music that is both singable and communicative. He has been involved in choral music most of his life he was a chorister and then a choral scholar in the choir of King's College, Cambridge, and was a member of the British vocal group The King's Singers for whom he made a number of popular arrangements of well-known songs from all genres. As well as being a full-time composer he is also a highly acclaimed choral conductor. He has been privileged to conduct many choirs all over the world. He is Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers and in 2019 he was appointed Principal Conductor of Birmingham University Singers. His music has been widely recorded by many choirs and groups including The King's Singers, Tenebrae, and The BBC Singers.

Sunayama ; Mura Matsuri ; Oborozukiyo ; Furusato ; Momiji

Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 250 mm
Gewicht	80 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-13	9780193378049 / 9780193378049
Zustand	Neuware