SSATB choir
SKU: CA.966600
Composed by Paul Ayres. Edited by Stefan Schuck. CARUS CONTEMPORARY. Itis Winter Now. Sacred vocal music, Advent, Christmas. Full score. 4 pages. Duration 3 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 09.666/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.966600).
ISBN 9790007167714. Language: English.
This is a short, skilful song setting, a typical English Christmas carol with an Advent text: the cold winter as symbol of the frozen world, waiting for Christ. The setting, through-composed in verses, in five-four time, captivates through its sparse use of diatonic formations of dissonances, cantabile imitations and wide-arching melodic lines. This little gem encourages a beautiful, expressive legato interpretation and makes an excellent counterpart to Deilig (Carus 9.664) in an Advent concert program.