4 voices (ATTB) and
string orchestra
SKU:
HL.49019906
For
four voices (ATTB) and
string orchestra.
Composed by Gavin Bryars.
This edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Study Score. Softcover.
Composed 2012. 36 pages.
Duration 15'. Schott
Music #ED13579. Published
by Schott Music
(HL.49019906).
ISBN
9790220134180. UPC:
888680623623.
8.25x11.75x0.16 inches.
English.
Written
for the Hilliard Ensemble
and the strings of the
Norwegian Chamber
Orchestra, the composer
sets two texts from St.
Columba about the power
of the human voice. The
work is divided into two
parts in line with the
texts, with string
orchestral episodes
preceding each. Despite
some divisi in the string
writing, The Voice of St.
Columba promotes the
clarity and directness of
the texts through its
simplicity. Part one,
'Colum's Voice', is a
description of the
extraordinary physical
and magical power of St.
Columba's voice, and its
revelatory qualities are
observed in part two, 'On
Hinba'.
