Choir (SATB a cappella)
SKU: HL.48023799
For SATB A Cappella
(English). Composed
by Gareth Treseder.
Boosey & Hawkes Sacred
Choral. Classical.
Octavo. 12 pages. Boosey
& Hawkes #M060130335.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes (HL.48023799).
Author: Thomas
Campion.
Thomas
Campion's Never
weather-beaten sail is a
sprightly text that
powerfully evokes the
sailor's plea for God's
calming presence upon the
sea's unrelenting rushing
waves. At the opening of
this work for
unaccompanied mixed
voices, the jaunty
alto/tenor movement in
thirds symbolises the
curling waves of the
undulating sea, the
mellifluous soprano
melody represents the
boat's sails, and the
bass section's
never-changing 'A'
provides the anchor. All
four voices then come
together in homophony,
urging God to come
quickly...and take my
soul to rest. Rather than
a simple repetition of
thematic material in the
manner of a standard
hymn, the texture alters
through the rest of the
work until the very end
where all voices
gradually fade away into
the distance, leaving
what seems like a lone
voice in the wilderness
to cry to Thee.
Contrasting to other
well-known setting of
this text, this new work
provides a fresh
interpretation, suitable
for intermediate
choirs.