SATB Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14012063
Composed
by George Dyson. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Part. 204 pages. Music
Sales #NOV953139.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14012063).
9.0x11.75x0.939
inches.
Dyso
n's sumptuous choral
epic of 1938, subtitled
'A Cycle of Poems',
charts man's journey
through life and the
afterlife, using a
collage of English poems.
Quo
Vadis is a work
that, in its aim, design
and achievement, reaches
for visionary heights.
Right from the start,
Dyson's harmonic
language and skilful
orchestration are
completely at the service
of his beautiful and
carefully crafted
libretto. The composer
fervently believed in the
English choral movement's
need for practical,
tuneful and lively music.
Quo
Vadis, with its
colourful orchestration
and fine melodies,
demonstrates the
effectiveness of this
aestheticapproach.
Arranged for SATB Chorus
and Orchestra, this
major, yet often
overlooked piece lasts
about 90 minutes in 9
movements.
Sir
George Dyson was a
well-known English
musician and composer of
the 20th century. His
compositions include a
symphony in G major, a
violin concerto, and a
number of other works,
many of them for choir.
Apart from his musical
career,Dyson was
involved with the
military during WWI - his
handbook on
grenade-fighting
techniques became the
standard Army text for
many years.
