Choral Cello, Piano, alto 1, alto 2, soprano 1, soprano 2 SKU: CF.CM9625 ...(+)
Choral Cello, Piano, alto
1, alto 2, soprano 1,
soprano 2
SKU:
CF.CM9625
Composed by
Jimmy Baas. Sws.
Performance Score. 16
pages. Duration 3
minutes, 49 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9625.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9625).
ISBN 9781491156988.
UPC: 680160915545. 6.875
x 10.5 inches. Key: Bb
major. English, English.
William Butler
Yeats.
The
Everlasting Voices is the
perfect blend of textural
variety and harmonic
interest for the advanced
treble ensemble.
Employing a powerful
text, Baas' vocal
layering coupled with
piano and optional cello
make this compelling
piece a programming
must!.
O sweet
everlasting Voices, be
still; Go to the guards
of the heavenly fold And
bid them wander obeying
your will, Flame under
flame, till Time be no
more; Have you not heard
that our hearts are old,
That you call in birds,
in wind on the hill, In
shaken boughs, in tide on
the shore? O sweet
everlasting Voices, be
still. This SSAA choral
work by Jimmy Baas was
comissioned by the
Lumberton HS Varsity
Treble Choir. The opening
and closing lines of the
poem, O sweet everlasting
voices, be still provide
the perfect bookends for
two larger sections of
the poem. These two
sections are equally
divided into verses. The
opening line is used once
again as a transition
between the verses. The
previously mentioned
lines, O sweet
everlasting voices, are
overlapped as different
layers of voices enter
and sustain. A fifth and
sixth voice, the cello
and piano accompaniment
take part in these layers
as well. The words be
still are very much a
part of the mood each
time as the everlasting
voices become quiet and
still. The two verses
feature different voices
within the SSAA choir.
Verse 1, the sopranos,
and verse 2 the altos.
There are many moments in
this piece to explore the
full range and color of
the SSAA choir. The piano
and cello play an
important part
throughout, making this
piece an excellent choice
for any festival women's
chorus.
O sweet
everlasting Voices, be
still;Go to the guards of
the heavenly foldAnd bid
them wander obeying your
will,Flame under flame,
till Time be no more;Have
you not heard that our
hearts are old,That you
call in birds, in wind on
the hill,In shaken
boughs, in tide on the
shore?O sweet everlasting
Voices, be still.This
SSAA choral work by Jimmy
Baas wascomissioned by
the Lumberton HS Varsity
Treble Choir.The opening
and closing lines of the
poem, “O
sweeteverlasting voices,
be still†provide
the perfect bookendsfor
two larger sections of
the poem. These two
sectionsare equally
divided into verses. The
opening line is usedonce
again as a transition
between the verses.The
previously mentioned
lines, “O sweet
everlastingvoices,â€
are overlapped as
different layers of
voices enterand sustain.
A fifth and sixth voice,
the cello and
pianoaccompaniment take
part in these layers as
well.The words “be
still†are very
much a part of the
moodeach time as the
everlasting voices become
quietand still.The two
verses feature different
voices within the
SSAAchoir. Verse 1, the
sopranos, and verse 2 the
altos. Thereare many
moments in this piece to
explore the full range
andcolor of the SSAA
choir. The piano and
cello play an
importantpart throughout,
making this piece an
excellent choice for
anyfestival
women’s
chorus.
