Village Gossip?is the first movement of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak?s cycle ?Five Choruses For Male Voice?.The cycle of five choruses is set toLithuanian folk texts translated by Frantisek Ladislav Celakovsky and is written for unaccompanied male choir (TTBB Voices). The title page of the autograph score bears the note: ?Composed on the journey from Prague to Vienna 12thof December 1878?.The individual parts of the cycle present a vibrant palette of moods from the balladic ?Dwellers by the Sea? to the final light-hearted ?The Sparrow?s Feast?. The songs? melodies echothe spirit of folk songs and the composer used simple but colourful harmonies and chose a strophic form.

Dwellers By The Sea?is the second movement of Czech composer?Antonin Dvorak?s cycle ?Five Choruses For Male Voice?.The cycle of five choruses is setto Lithuanian folk texts translated by Frantisek Ladislav Celakovsky and is written for unaccompanied male choir (TTBB Voices). The title page of the autograph score bears the note: ?Composed on the journey from Prague to Vienna 12th of December 1878?.?The individual parts of the cycle present a vibrant palette of moods from the balladic?Dwellers by the Sea?to the final light-hearted ?TheSparrow?s Feast?. The songs? melodies echo the spirit of folk songs and the composer used simple but colourful harmonies and chose a strophic form.

Uses: Lent Holy Week PentecostScripture: Hosea 11:1-9; Isaiah 12:3; Ezekiel 34:11-16This sacred song takes us on a journey into the heart of Christ's mercy and grace. The music has the sonority of afolk hymn and yet there is fresh quality in the sound. Crafted to perfection this arrangement uses the richness of the choir to go from the whispered silence to soaring crescendos of praise. Available separately: SATB TTBB.Duration: ca. 4:15.