SATB choir, a cappella (SATB) - Easy to Moderately Difficult

SKU: OU.9780193439160

Composed by Howard Skempton. Secular Choral - Mixed Voices. New Horizons. Secular, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 4 pages. Duration 3'. Oxford University Press #9780193439160. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193439160).

ISBN 9780193439160. 10 x 7 inches.

For SATB unaccompanied The wonderful choral music of Howard Skempton has a unique voice that is instantly recognizable. Four by the Clock, which sets words by Longfellow, is a rich and brooding piece that although quiet and slow throughout, fizzes with a barely contained energy and excitement for the 'dawn that is to be'.

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SSATB choir and organ (SATB) - easy

SKU: OU.9780193954007

Composed by Samuel Wesley. Edited by Richard Lyne. Sacred choral - mixed voices. Church Music Society Publications. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 28 pages. Duration 7.5'. Oxford University Press #9780193954007. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193954007).

ISBN 9780193954007. 10 x 7 inches.

For SSATB and organ This completes the Church Music Society's set of four pieces by Samuel Wesley which were much acclaimed by Vincent Novello. The striding bass line of the opening sets the mood for an impressive piece for a special occasion. The organ part supports the voices throughout, and adds a ten-bar 'coda'.