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.
