SATB choir
SKU:
ST.W229
Composed by
Harold Darke. Short
cantata for Soprano Solo,
SATB Chorus and Organ (or
Small Orchestra). SATB
Vocal Score. Octavo.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#W229. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.W229).
ISBN
9790220223891.
Pete
r Davis's arangement of
Harold Darke's forgotten
masterpiece As the
Leaves Fall brings
this moving elegy for the
fallen of 1914-18 within
the scope of choral
societies and church and
cathedral choirs in
search of fresh and
effective repertoire to
mark the centenary of the
Great War or the annual
commemorations of
Remembrance Sunday.
Singers and audiences
will be delighted to
discover the work of
little-known soldier-poet
Lieutenant Joseph
Courtney RAMC, whose
verse drew from the
composer a 14-minute
setting in which Elgarian
melancholy and passionate
denunciation are
transformed into a
message of hope. This
score is the complete
choral performing
material for soprano solo
and SATB choir, either in
performances with organ
or, as vocal score, if
given with the original
accompaniment for small
orchestra which is
available for rental.
